By Deborah Nnamdi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a sales representative of Prince OJ Global Services Limited and a Point of Sale operator over alleged financial misconduct involving the diversion of company funds amounting to N70,030,450.
The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued by the anti-graft agency on Monday. The EFCC identified the suspects as Ibekwe Izuchukwu Emmanuel, a sales representative of the company, and Miracle Onyekachi Nnaji, a POS operator.
According to the commission, the company petitioned the EFCC after discovering that millions of naira were unaccounted for, with the alleged diversion traced back to 2023. An internal investigation conducted by an external auditor reportedly revealed that the sales representative diverted the funds while carrying out official duties.
The EFCC said its own investigation further established that Emmanuel allegedly conspired with the POS operator, who provided his POS account details to facilitate the diversion of the company’s funds.
“Further discreet investigations showed that Emmanuel allegedly connived with the POS operator, who supplied his POS account details through which the funds were diverted,” the commission stated.
During interrogation, the EFCC said Emmanuel confessed to using part of the diverted funds to purchase a plot of land in Enugu State. He was also quoted as saying that he refunded about N15 million in mid-2025 after his employer engaged an external auditor who uncovered discrepancies in his sales records.
The EFCC said investigations are ongoing and that both suspects will be charged in court upon their conclusion.
