The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) said individuals investing in the recently collapsed CBEX digital trading platform will recover funds.
EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said in a summary of the channel’s TV station on Wednesday, April 16 that the anti-grafting agency went straight to the many calls from Nigerians to seek information and remedies about CBEX.
He said the EFCC introduced the platform ahead of public outcry and calls and reminded Nigerians of a potential Ponzi scheme.
“Of course, we’ve been waiting for the Nigerians to call us, and of course, we’ve been working.”
“We are not defeated by what actually happened. Our Dragnet is wide, our intelligence is very effective, and we are tracking this digital trading platform.
“We are following it and we have a lot of introduction to the platform. You will remember that on March 11 this year, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of EFCC, called on us to direct us to remind Nigerians.”
The spokesman recalled that the commission listed about 58 Ponzi scheme companies in March to keep Nigerians on their guard.
“It shows that we are proactive and we can grasp what is happening. So, with regard to this survey, we are on the top, and we don’t know.”
“We have been warning Nigerians about the ways and how to separate themselves from this prank.
“We were working before the call came, and when the call came, we were working; even after the call, we were working.
“It’s important, of course, that we’re going to recall some of the things that Nigerians should be looking for, you know, about this kind of investment plan and all of that.”
Oyewale further assured investors that their funds will be recovered, although it may take time.
“No, if the EFCC says you lose money, it would be very irresponsible and unprofessional; the committee can do nothing about it.”
“We have worked with Interpol and our international development agencies to ensure these people are booked.
“Investors will get their money back and we are already working on it. Everything I say can avoid this.
“Anyway, it didn’t avoid it, and we wouldn’t reach out helplessly, saying the EFCC can do nothing about it.
“We are more responsible and professional than that. We are able to bring all the actors to book and investors will get the money back by talking to Interpol and necessary agencies around the world.”
Oyewale said the investments may not be recovered in the short term, but the EFCC does not allow investors to lose their money.
“Investors, they will get the money back. This may not be short-term, but I can assure you that, as Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption body, the committee will not allow investors to lose money laundering only,” he said.
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