An international businessman, Rabiu Auwalu Tijjani, has threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, for damaging his name by declaring him wanted for money laundering.
Tijjani described the money laundering allegation as a false accusation.
In a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists on Sunday, Auwalu said the subject of the allegation was a legally approved business transaction that he had with Ifeanyi Ezeokolu to the tune of $77 million that spanned over a year.
The EFCC had on Friday declared Tijjani, a 43-year-old native of Dala local government area in Kano State, wanted over his alleged involvement in obtaining money under false pretence and money laundering to the tune $1.9 million.
Auwalu expressed surprise over the anti-graft agency’s action, noting that he was allegedly cheated in the transaction but now portrayed as a fraudster.
He claimed the whole transaction started from January 2023 to December 2023 when Ifeanyi, with his companies, transacted business with him.
Parts of the statement read, “I am a businessman resident in the United Arab Emirates and when Ifeanyi contacted me for a transaction, he would forward naira to me while I sent back the dollar equivalent.
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