BY OUR COURT REPORTER
A SCAM-ARTIST firm, RAHVET INT that conned a woman out of a small fortune has been ordered to pay back every penny after being hauled before a judge.
Rahvet International Limited thought they had hit the jackpot when they convinced victim Chioma Adeoye to hand over a staggering ₦21 million (approx. £10,000).
But the fraudsters’ luck ran out at the Lagos State Special Offences Court when the EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) caught up with them.
The court heard how the dodgy company lured Chioma in with a fake promise of “conducting research.”
She was induced to pump her hard-earned cash into the firm’s bank account back in June 2021.
However, investigators quickly discovered the “research” was nothing more than a front to line the company’s pockets.
Facing the music in Ikeja, the company’s representatives pleaded GUILTY to a charge of stealing.
EFCC operative Leonard Ayakor told the court that once the heat was on, the firm scrambled to return the loot.
Justice Ismail Ijelu was told that the full ₦21 million has now been paid back to the victim.
The Reckoning
Despite returning the cash, Justice Ijelu wasn’t letting them off scot-free.
The judge CONVICTED the company for fraudulent conversion.
ORDERED a fine of ₦100,000 to be paid within 72 hours.
CONFIRMED that the victim finally has her money back in her pocket.