Nigeria: FCDA Officer Held in Lagos Over Abuja Land Scam

27 December 2013

Lagos — A female technical officer with the Federal Capital Development Authority, Hajara Egbra, and one other person are presently being detained at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Lagos over an alleged involvement in land fraud.

The suspects were alleged to have obtained N25 million under false pretence for a piece of land measuring at Asokoro area of Abuja. Daily Trust reliably learnt that the suspects were arrested based on a complaint from the victim.

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