News

EFCC warns Nigerians against 58 ponzi scheme operators

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians against the operations of 58 companies posturing as investing entities and defrauding citizens of their hard-earned money.

The EFCC said the companies are neither registered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nor the Security Exchange Commission (SEC).

The anti-graft agency stated that the two regulators, in separate correspondences with the EFCC, denied that the companies are registered with them.

The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, who made this known via a statement on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, said the commission has charged many of the companies to court, with five of them convicted, another five pleaded guilty but awaiting review of facts while the rest are pending arraignment.

Oyewale listed the illegal companies to include Wales Kingdom Capital, Bethseida Group of Companies, AQM Capital Limited, Titan Multibusiness Investment Limited,  Brickwall Global Investment Limited, Farmforte Limited & Agro Partnership Tech, Green Eagles Agricbusiness Solution Limited, Richfield Multiconcepts Limited, Forte Asset Management Limited, (Biss Networks Nigeria Limited, S Mobile Netzone Limited, Pristine Mobile Network), Letsfarm Integrated Services, Bara Finance & Investment Limited, Vicampro Farms Limited, Brooks Network Limited, Gas Station Supply Services Limited, Brass & Books Limited, (Annexation Biz Concept & Maitanbuwal Global Venturescrowdyvest Limited,) and Crowdyvest Limited.

Court jails 2 Chinese for illegal mining in Kwara

Others are Jadek Agro Connect Limited, Adeeva Capital Limited, Oxford International  Group and Oxford Gold Integrated,  Skapomah Global Limited, MBA Trading & Capital Investment Limited, TRJ Company Limited, Farm4Me Agriculture Limited, Quintessential Investment Company, Adeprinz Global Enterprises, Rockstar Establishment Limited, SU.Global Investment, Citi Trust Funding PLC, Farm Buddy, Eatrich 369 Farms & Food, Globertrot Farmsponsors Nigeria Limited, Farm Sponsors Limited, Cititrust Credit Limited, Farmfunded Agroservices Limited, and Adamakin Investment & Works Limited.

The rest include Cititrust Holding PLC, Green Eagles Agribusiness Solutions Limited,  Chinmark Homes & Shelters Limited, Emerald Farms & Consultant Limited, Ovaioza Farm Produce Storage Limited, Farm 360 & Agriculture Company, Requid Technologies Limited, West Agro Agriculture & Food Processing Limited, NISL Ventures Limited & Estate of Laolu Martins, XY Connect Investment Limited, River Branch Unique Investment Limited, Hallmark Capital Limited, CJC Markets Limited, Crowd One Investment, Farmkart Foods Limited, KD Likemind Stakeholders Limited, Holibiz Finance Limited, Ifeanyi Okpe Oil & Gas Services, Servapps Nigeria Limited, Barrick Gold Mining Company, and 360 Agric Partners Limited.

The EFCC spokesperson assured the public of the commission’s “vigilance and proactive monitoring of every entity and player in the nation’s economic space to safeguard the public from opportunistic and predatory operators and use the instrumentality of its anti-corruption mandate to stimulate growth in the economy.”

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

Rivers ex-HoS accuses Fubara of burning Assembly complex, gov denies

The former Rivers State Head of Service (HoS), George Nwaeke, has accused the suspended governor…

2 hours ago

Rivers ex-HoS: I’m not kidnapped

The former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nwaeke, has debunked his wife’s concerns about…

2 hours ago

Buhari to Tinubu: I’m proud of my association with you

Former President Muhammadu Buhari underscored the bond between him and the President with a call,…

2 hours ago

Tinubu @ 73: You’re a national treasure, PAP boss, Otuaro, hails President

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has felicitated President Bola…

3 hours ago

DNA: Should some secrets be kept forever? FUNKE EGBEMODE asks

By FUNKE EGBEMODE This DNA problem is steadily becoming a problematic epidemic, isn’t it? It…

6 hours ago

Wike’s aide: Atiku lied over Okowa’s selection as running mate in 2023 election

Lere Olayinka, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike's Senior Special Assistant on Public…

6 hours ago