“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria, has filed an Official Request to release the suspect for trial,”
By Alpha Kamara
WASHINGTON D.C. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has warned the public from dealing with EAP group of companies, an entity operated by a fraudster and wanted Nigerian criminal. In a press release, the agency said the ACC in partnership with the Central Intelligence and Security Agency (CISA) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) had commenced investigation into criminal allegations against the President of the EAP Group of Companies and his company.
“The company had marketed the sale of future affordable homes to members of the public which would be available for ownership after they would have commenced and continued payments of various sums to them as a basis for the future ownership while construction was underway. Joint Surveillance of their activities had started over a month ago and arrests made over a week ago,”.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that the said Company has received payments of deposits for future Homes in a scheme called “Motherland City”, in York Village, in the Western Rural District. Investigation has further revealed that the President of the Company had criminal antecedents in Ghana and Nigeria and carries himself with several names such as Alexander Moses, a Ghanaian, Edward Alex Philips, a Sierra Leonean, Alex Olubode-Philips, a Sierra Leonean, Olufunmilade Adeyemi, a Nigerian, and Aladura Moses in Dubai.
Further details are withheld for now pending full investigation in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria, who have filed an Official Request with the ACC to release the suspect to them for trial.
The ACC therefore informs and advises members of the public to suspend dealings with this company pending further investigation, and encourages any person who has any information or claims against the Company, or the individual named herein to visit the ACC’s Information Desk at 3 Gloucester Street, in Freetown and provide details (including any payments already made) while those out of the country with similar claims to make their reports at info@anticorruption.gov.sl
The shady past of the company was brought to light a whistleblower Dr. Idriss Lahai who exposed the dealings of the group’s CEO Edward Alex Philips. Some of the pictures also shows him posing with President Bio as an international investor. This situation has in a way embarrassed the government over how they failed to do due diligence and allowed a criminal wanted by several countries to pose in Sierra Leone as an investor.
Another key question is how did he secured a Sierra Leonean passport? For more information, this is the company’s website https://www.eapgroup.website/