EFCC secures final forfeiture of a Bentley Coupe and Toyota Venza linked to a suspected internet fraudsters.

The vehicles were recovered when EFCC visited the apartment of suspects, who reportedly absconded and evaded arrest.

The judge also granted interim forfeiture of the sums of $20,000 and CFA 110,000 as well as a blue Nissan Almera car.

The said money found in the Nissan Almeria, which was abandoned by the suspected fraudster after sighting Customs at Seme Border. 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the final forfeiture of two cars, a white Bentley Continental GT Coupe and a blue Toyota Venza, linked to a suspected internet fraudsters, one German Daniel Onoriede.

In a ruling, Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi granted the forfeitures following a motion ex-parte filed by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC through its counsel, H.U. Kofarnaisa.

Bufa Okangbe, an investigating officer of the EFCC, told the court that a sting operation was carried out on 14th day of August 2023, where a number of suspected internet fraudsters were arrested in different apartments within the Ocean Bay Estate, Lekki, Lagos State.

“The operatives visited the apartment of one of the suspects identified as German Daniel Onoriode, who absconded and evaded arrest by operatives of the Commission.”

“Two of the suspect’s vehicles, a white Bentley Coupe with chassis number SCBFE63WXCC077771 and a blue Toyota Venza with registration number LS368GY, were recovered by operatives of the Commission in his apartment.

She further stated that :

“During investigation, documents relating to the importation of the Bentley Coupe, which were acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities, were recovered by the Commission.

“Further investigation revealed that the suspect operates several bank accounts, including a Naira account and a Dollar account. The sum of over N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira) was credited into his accounts between 2018 and 2023 from fraudulent sources.”

Additionally, the judge granted interim forfeiture of the sums of $20,000 (Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) and CFA 110,000 as well as a blue Nissan Almera car also linked to the suspect.

Regarding the interim forfeiture order, Solomon Usman, an investigating officer of the EFCC,told the court that :

“On the 13th day of July 2025, operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service, NSC, were carrying out a sting operation along the Seme Border in the Badagry Division of Lagos State, wherein a suspected fraudster driving a sky blue Nissan Almera vehicle with chasis number SJNFAANI6U0508962 was tracked down.

“The driver, upon sighting the operatives of the NSC, alighted from the vehicle and fled into a bush along Baba Pupa close to the Seme Border area of Lagos State, thereby evading arrest.

“The suspected fraudster abandoned his car. After a physical examination of the vehicle by the officers, a total sum of $20,000 (Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) and CFA 110,000 (One Hundred and Ten Thousand CFA) were discovered in the abandoned vehicle.”

Kofarnaisa, thereafter, told the court that the monies and car were reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities and also urged the court to order their forfeiture.

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