Couple Flagged By FBI Arrested Over Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has arrested the couple flagged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI over alledged involvement in money laundering.

The couple who have been identified as Rowly Isioro and Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isioro were arrested following a petition received by the Commission from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, through the office of the Legal Attache, United States Consulate, Lagos, about their alleged involvement in computer-based fraud, stealing and money laundering.

The antigraft angency disclosed this via its official twitter handle @officialEFCC on Monday adding that, the suspects were arrested in Lagos.

It was gathered that the husband, Rowly Isoro an assistant bank manager had allegedly laundered $1.49m through his wife’s account.

It was also gathered that Isoro has been sacked by his employer.

Findings revealed that Naomi met one Michael Uziewe (who is still at large) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, sometime in 2016, and introduced her to foreign exchange business. Through this encounter, Naomi and her banker husband turned their two registered companies, Marhoni General Services Limited and Multaid Plus Limited, into conduit for the dispersal of funds wired by Uziewe, who allegedly owns Global Investment network.

The suspect Naomi confirmed that she had been receiving foreign currencies from the said person and thereafter paid the niara equivalent to accounts specified by the sender.

The EFCC statement reads in part “The EFCC, Lagos office, has arrested a couple, Rowly Isioro, a former Assistant General Manager with one of the first generation banks (Name withheld) and his wife Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isioro, a business woman.

“They were apprehended for their alleged involvement in Business Email Compromise, BEC and money laundering.

“The couple were alleged to have laundered the total sum  of One Million and Forty-nine Thousand Dollars ($1.49m) which was allegedly transferred to Ovuomarhoni Naomi’s bank account in Nigeria.”