The first time I heard about the exploits of Obinwanne Okeke, the CEO of Invictus Conglomerate, was in 2017, through his very close friend, Mitterand Okorie. For anyone who may be unaware of whom Obinwanne Okeke is; Obinwanne is on the Forbes list of rich young African entrepreneurs. He has bagged so many national and international awards for his 'unprecedented' feats in the business world. His 'feats and accomplishments' are dazzling and astounding. A rich 32-year-old guy, who controls billions of Naira and assets.
I watched a short video clip of a programme where Professor Charles Soludo, former CBN Governor, was the anchor. Having a deep look at the countenance of the former CBN Boss, I got a glimpse of an elderly man who got stupefied and dazed by the superlative achievements of this young Nigerian billionaire called Okeke. Also, I listened to one of his interviews on the BBC; the interviewer looked so mesmerised by the astonishing exploits of Obinwanne Okeke. Imagine a guy whose father died while at 16; and all of a sudden, he made it to the top at an age below 30! Isn't that amazing!
Obinwanne Okeke has a foundation - Invictus Foundation. This same Mitterand Okorie is the PRO of the foundation. Mitterand always sings the praises of Okeke and how God has been so good to him. On many occasions, where Okeke assisted with cash gifts, people came out to celebrate the young billionaire. On Facebook, I have read a lot of emotional reverence and encomiums poured on him for his no-mean feats. A lady got so carried away and said 'Obinwanne, I want to be like you'! Another one even said 'after learning about Okeke's entrepreneurial spirit, I am finding it difficult to sleep. "Okeke, please, I want to be under your tutelage", another one exclaimed.
Unfortunately and regrettably, Obinwanne Okeke got busted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States, after a bitter complaint from one of his victims. This guy is a typical Nigerian Yahoo-Yahoo guy. You are surprised? As in, ogbologbo 419. Shey you know wetin guys dey call shashe? I mean, if you want to see a don in real ise shisha, yes, Okeke is the main guy.
For the avoidance of ambiguity, let me state it clearly, Obinwanne Okeke and his friends are internet fraudsters. That's the point I'm making here. All the sweet success stories you have read above are fluke. Okeke is into big time graft, and he has been caught. The heartrending part of the whole story is how he escaped all due diligence and made it to the Forbes list of rich and influential global entrepreneurs. He scammed Forbes too. Wow!
Nevertheless, the undercover operation of the FBI, through a Special Agent, Marshall Ward, has revealed Okeke's fraudulent practices. For instance, in one fell swoop, Okeke hacked into the system of Unatrac Holding Limited, headquartered in the UK, and swindled the Company to the tune of 11 million US Dollars (about 4 billion Naira). Many fraud-related activities of Okeke were revealed in Marshall's report that was exhibited before a Virginia Court in the US.
Okeke's main email address, used for fraud, as revealed by the FBI, is iconoclast1960@gmail.com. There are other redacted (censored) email addresses tendered before the court. These redacted addresses belong to Okeke's criminal conspirators and friends. Who are his accomplices and partners in these criminal acts? It won't be funny if Mitterand Okorie is one of them.
Written by Adejare Ibrahim
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