Nigera, Feb. 7 -- Major members of an organised crime syndicate accused of defrauding international oil trading firms of over $4 million have been arrested by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force.

The syndicate, allegedly led by Marine Gold Oil Refineries Limited, Eagle Capital Management, and Richrice International Corporation, operated across Nigeria, China, and the United States.

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, the Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the suspects were arrested between January 4 and January 31, 2025, adding that thr operatives also arrested one David Udensik, also known as Dr Jacob Bello, for allegedly forging documents from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and using them to scam oi...