The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Kaduna Zonal Office has arraigned a businessman Joseph Adigizi Anthony before Justice Mallong Peter of the Kaduna Federal High Court for a N50 million Bitcoin fraud.
His journey to the dock began when the Kaduna office of the EFCC received a petition alleging that he defrauded members of the public using a business proposal, in which he lured them to invest in Bitcoin through a platform called Bitworld Centre. He promised them good returns on their investment.
A petitioner alleged that she sold her properties and collected loan from a Microfinance Bank to raise N1,739,000, which the defendant directed her to pay into his personal bank accounts. She later discovered that the business was a fraud.
However, efforts to recover her money proved abortive.
Adigizi Anthony was on April 30, 2019 charged with a five-count charge.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Joseph Adigizi…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
