Instagram comedian and social media influencer, Nwagbo Oliver Chidera fondly called Pankeeroy, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged internet fraud.
The computer science graduate was arrested on Wednesday, April 21 in Lekki, Lagos, following an intelligence report received by the EFCC.
He was alleged to have been involved in ‘Bitcoin scam.’
Pankeeroy allegedly said he started the illegal act after he failed into depression.
According to the EFCC, the comedian posed as a vendor who redeems bitcoin vouchers using a platform to defraud his unsuspecting victims.
Among the items seized from the comedian include a Mercedes Benz car worth N36 million.
EFCC also revealed that the suspect has N22,300,000 worth of Bitcoin in his account.
Nwagbo Oliver Chidera is a talented comedian. He graduated from Redeemer’s University in 2019, where he bagged a degree in computer science.