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EFCC Arraigns Businessman for Alleged N30.14m Fraud The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, arraigned a businessman, Christopher Elendu Enyinnwa, before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, for an alleged N30.14 million fraud. Enyinnwa was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on fraudulent conversion and obtaining money under false pretences in connection with the proposed supply of slippers from China. The defendant was alleged to have collected a total sum of N30,140,000 from the petitioner, Chidebere Love Okafor, for the supply of slippers from China. Counts One reads: “Christopher Elendu Enyinwa sometime in August 2024, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division, fraudulently converted for your own use the sum of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000.00) , property of Chidebere Love Okafor.” Count Two reads: “Christopher Elendu Enyinwa sometime in August 2024, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division, fraudulently converted for your own use the sum of Eleven Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand Naira (N11,923,000.00), property of Chidebere Love Okafor.” The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges. Following his plea, prosecution counsel, Fanen Anum, informed the court that the prosecution was ready for trial and had two witnesses available in court. Defence counsel, K.C. Atuenyi, however, sought an adjournment to enable him prepare for trial, explaining that he had only prepared for the arraignment. Justice Abike-Fadipe overruled the defence request and directed the prosecution to call its first witness. The first prosecution witness, PW1, Okafor Love Chidebere, works in Gomac Industry Nigeria Limited and the petitioner, told the court that she knew the defendant as a fellow church member. According to her, Enyinnwa had told her that he travelled to China for business and could assist her in purchasing slippers from China. She said, “He is my church member. I knew him in church. He told me he buys goods, and I approached him to buy slippers in China for me.” The witness explained that after discussing the product she wanted to purchase, she gave the defendant a sample of the slippers to take to China. She said the defendant subsequently provided a price for the goods, which she initially considered high because she was negotiating with another company offering a lower price. According to her, she eventually trusted Enyinnwa because he was her church member and agreed to proceed with the transaction. She told the court that the defendant requested an initial deposit of N2 million, which she paid into his Access Bank account in August 2024. The witness further stated that after the defendant returned from China, he showed them samples of the slippers, following which some amendments were made and the samples were returned to him. She said the defendant later requested N11,923,000 to commence production, which was also paid into his Access Bank account. According to her, the defendant subsequently demanded another N15 million as the balance, which was paid to him. She said, “After that, he told us that he will go back to ship the goods in a very short while.” However, when the defendant did not travel as expected, the witness said they contacted him and he claimed that he was having issues with his traveling documents. She further told the court that, after several calls, the defendant requested another N2 million to facilitate his traveling documents. According to her, she and her husband agreed to provide the money because they wanted him to travel back to China and complete the transaction. The witness said the defendant eventually travelled to China in February 2025 and later informed them that he had shipped goods, including clothes, and would provide the relevant documents when the shipment arrived.
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