EFCC probes businesswoman over alleged N8.2m job rip-off in Enugu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has began investigating a businesswoman, Stella Ezinne Egotanwa, for allegedly defrauding 21 individuals of N8.29 million underneath the pretext of securing employment for them at a Psychiatric Hospital in Enugu State.

The fee mentioned the 45-year-old suspect allegedly collected the cash from the victims between December 28, 2025, and June 30, 2026, utilizing accounts belonging to completely different Point of Sale (POS) brokers.

The EFCC disclosed this in a press release through its X deal with on Tuesday, October 20, including that Egotanwa was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State on July 30, 2026, following a criticism by 16 people.

According to the fee, the preliminary complainants alleged that the suspect collected ₦6.193 million from them after promising to safe jobs on the psychiatric hospital however did not fulfil the promise.

The assertion reads partially: “In the course of investigation by operatives of the EFCC, additional five individuals submitted petitions against Egotanwa, claiming that the suspect defrauded them the sum of N2, 098, 200 (Two Million, Ninety-eight Thousand, Two Hundred Naira), after promising to secure jobs for them at the same hospital.”

The EFCC mentioned the extra petitions introduced the variety of alleged victims to 21 and the full quantity concerned to ₦8,291,200.

Recounting the expertise of one of many petitioners, the fee quoted the person as saying: “I paid the total sum of N1, 050, 000. 00 on December 28, 2025. I made the payment in good faith because I believed that the employment opportunity she presented to me was genuine.

“However, after making the payment, the promised employment did not materialise. I subsequently experienced difficulty reaching her and there were periods she did not respond to my calls or messages.”

The fee additional alleged that Egotanwa was awaiting trial in one other case involving an analogous employment rip-off.

It added that the suspect had admitted committing the alleged offence and could be charged to courtroom upon the conclusion of investigations.