EFCC detains IPMAN members over fraud, alleged forgery

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has detained two members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) over alleged fraud and forgery of the Company Registration Documents with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
According to information made available to Daily Times, the duo, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo and Danladi Pasali, were detained for parading themselves as the Managing Director and the Company Secretary of AGGE Refinery & Petrochemical Company Nig. Ltd and Creek Refinery Petrochemical Nig. Ltd.
Daily Times contacted the National President of IPMAN, Chief Obasi Lawson, who confirmed the arrest of his members.
According to him, the two members were picked up by EFCC last week.
Lawson said the two were allegedly to have embarked on phony and spurious schemes which involved forgery and falsely employing the name of AGGE Refinery & Petrochemical Company Nig. Ltd and Creek Refinery & Petrochemical Company Limited.
He said that the real directors of AGGE Refinery & Petrochemical Company Nig. Ltd and Creek Refinery & Petrochemical Company Nig. Ltd, blew the whistle after petitioning the EFCC that their signatures on all the Corporate Affairs Commission documents were forged by Chief Bestman Anekwe, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo and Alhaji Danladi Pasali who posed as the Chairman, Managing Director and the Company Secretary respectively.
Lawson then advised companies and organisations to beware of the frivolous use of their company names to transact several businesses unknown to the directors.
He said that the operational activities of these companies in any form or colour either locally or internationally, is illegal, null and void and of no effect.
A reliable source at the EFCC also disclosed that the accused have been detained since Wednesday and have been interrogated on the allegations but were released Saturday night on bail.