Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a couple, Onyinmiebi (Miebi Baraza) and Beatrice Bribena, wanted for allegedly defrauding Nigerians to the tune of N2 billion.
Gatekeepers News reports that the anti-graft agency declared the couple wanted in a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren.
It read, “Bribena and Beatrice are both natives of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
“Their last known address is No 163 Mbiama Yenagoa Road, Biogbolo, Bayelsa State.
“Anybody with useful information as to their whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Benin, Kaduna, Ibadan, Sokoto, Gombe, Maiduguri, Makurdi, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, and Abuja offices or through these numbers 09-9044751-3, 0B093322644, 08183322644, 070-26350721-3, 070-6350724-5; Its e-mail address: info@efcc.gov.ng or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.”
It was gathered that Bribena, who is a pastor of a popular church, fled Nigeria in 2021 after failing to pay investors their return on investment. Some Nigerians who were defrauded by the pastor had protested in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital which prompted the EFCC to seal Bribena’s office.
The Bribenas are the promoters of Baraza Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited. They have branches in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers capital, and some other parts of the country and promised a 25 per cent Return on Investment monthly.
“We are dedicated to improving members’ lives via financial empowerment, business financing, thrift & credit, housing, scholarship, etc”, its profile reads.
