The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assured individuals who invested in the CBEX digital trading platform that they would recover their funds.
The commission revealed that it had been monitoring the platform even before the recent wave of public complaints.
CBEX, which had promised investors a 100 percent return on investment, faced a crisis over the weekend as many users reported being unable to withdraw their funds, sparking outrage on social media.
On Monday, angry investors reportedly stormed and looted the office of Smart Treasure, an affiliate of CBEX, located in the Oke Ado area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Speaking during Channels TVās Morning Brief on Wednesday, EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed that the anti-graft agency had been fielding numerous calls from Nigerians seeking information and solutions regarding the CBEX platform.
Oyewale stressed that the EFCC had profiled the platform long before the recent outcry and had previously warned Nigerians about potential Ponzi schemes.
āWe were not waiting for Nigerians to call us before we started our work, of course, we have been working,ā he said.
āWe were not beaten by what actually happened. Our dragnet is wide, our intelligence is very effective, and we were tracking that digital trading platform.ā
He added, āWe were tracking it, and we profiled several things concerning the platform. You will recall that March 11 this year, the executive chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, had called to instruct us to alert Nigerians.ā
Oyewale also recalled that the EFCC had earlier listed 58 suspected Ponzi scheme companies in March to caution the public.
āThat shows that we are proactive and we have our hands on what is happening. So concerning this investigation, we were on it; itās not that we didnāt know.
āWeāve been alerting Nigerians about ways and means of how to separate themselves from this kind of shenanigans.
āBefore the calls came, we were working, while the calls are coming, we are working; And even after the calls, we are still working.ā
He added that the commission would continue educating the public on how to identify fraudulent investment schemes.
āThe essential thing is that, of course, we are going to recall some of the things that Nigerians should be looking out for, you know, concerning this kind of investment schemes and all of that.ā
On the fate of investorsā funds, Oyewale gave an assurance that recovery efforts were underway, though the process might take time.
āNo, it will be very irresponsible and unprofessional if the EFCC says that you have lost your money; there is nothing the commission can do about it.
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āWe are already working with Interpol and our international development agencies to ensure that these people are brought to book.
āInvestors are going to get their money back, and we are already working on that. Everything Iām saying is that this kind of thing could have been averted.
āBe it as it may, it was not averted, we are not going to throw our hands out helplessly and say that thereās nothing EFCC can do about it.
āWe are more responsible and professional than that. We have spread out our wings by talking to Interpol and the necessary agencies across the world to be able to bring all the actors to book, and investors will have their money back.ā
Oyewale, however, cautioned that while the process might not yield immediate results, the EFCC remains committed to ensuring that investors do not lose their money.
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