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Facebook influencer vanishes with investor’s N1.85m in food investment scheme
Facebook influencer vanishes with investor’s N1.85m in food investment scheme
Opeyemi Afeez (not real name), a retired Nigerian principal based in the United States, has accused Shade Olugbemi, a Facebook influencer, of defrauding her of N1.85 million.
Afeez recounted that in 2020, shortly after her retirement, she began searching for legitimate investment opportunities. During this search, she came across Olugbemi’s offering —Teeshafo Foods.
According to Afeez, what Olugbemi presented appeared as a unique investment model that diverged from the prevalent unsustainable investment practices she used to know. This distinction piqued Afeez’s interest and led her to consider investing with Olugbemi.
Afeez told FIJ that it seemed those who invested with Olugbemi received payments after some time. Intrigued by this, Afeez delved deeper to understand the mechanics of Olugbemi’s investment model.
After conversing with Olugbemi, Afeez learned that she could anticipate a 10 percent return on her investments. Given that her investments were directed towards agricultural products, Afeez said she became convinced and subsequently invested her funds.
Afeez said she entrusted N1.85 million to Olugbemi’s agricultural products, between September and December 2020, expecting a 10 percent Return on Investment (RoI), but the anticipated returns never materialised.
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“In August 2021, few weeks to the maturation of my investments, Olugbemi began to have issues. She began to tell me stories. All the while, she told me to be assured and that my money would not be lost,” Afeez told FIJ.
Afeez noted that Olugbemi reassured her that, even in a worst-case scenario, she might lose her RoI but not her invested capital.
“I remained patient because she maintained communication. At one point, she requested documentation of my investments, and I promptly complied. She established a timeline, but she failed to honour her commitment. By October 2021, all communication from her ceased,” Afeez recounted.
“She vanished from online platforms, and my attempts to contact her proved futile. Although I spotted her on Facebook five weeks ago identifying herself as an influencer, she is no longer accessible.”
FIJ attempted to hear from Olugbemi, but her contact details were unresponsive. As at the time of publication, she had not responded to a text message sent to her.
Facebook influencer vanishes with investor’s N1.85m in food investment scheme
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
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