The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a combined N211.4 million for two victims of separate property fraud cases in Delta State, returning the funds through its Benin Zonal Directorate.
The recoveries comprised N195 million for Agofure Etadafe, who lost N200 million in a fraudulent land transaction, and N16.4 million for another complainant whose property agent allegedly withheld proceeds from a land sale.
Etadafe had petitioned the EFCC in March 2026, alleging that three individuals, Adoni Ogbeni, Osaretin Hilda Ogbeni and Temple Jafaru, collected N200 million from him for a parcel of land in Effurun, Delta State. The transaction later collapsed after he discovered that the property legally belonged to another person.
In the second case, a property agent allegedly sold a client’s land for N25 million but remitted only N5 million, claiming the buyer had yet to complete payment. EFCC investigations reportedly established that the full purchase price had been paid into the agent’s account, leading to the recovery of N16.4 million.
The Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC’s Benin Directorate, Deputy Commander Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, presented the recovered funds to the beneficiaries on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Both recipients, including counsel to the second complainant, commended the Commission for its handling of the cases.
