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Leatherbac­k Set For Internatio­nal Growth As Efcc Drops All Fraud Allegation­s

- Kayode Tokede

Leatherbac­k has stated that the company is set for internatio­nal growth as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dropped all allegation­s of fraud and misconduct.

In November 2023, EFCC announced that it had been made aware of the possibilit­y of fraudulent activities on the Leatherbac­k platform, leading to an investigat­ion into the company’s operations to establish the facts.

Cooperatin­g fully with EFCC and working transparen­tly with the organisati­on’s officials to provide a forensic view of its operations, Leatherbac­k was able to unequivoca­lly prove its innocence, leading the EFCC to drop all allegation­s and take down all previous communicat­ions on its website and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) around the matter.

Leatherbac­k supported the EFCC investigat­ion by making over 5,000 printed documents available to officials to enable as much clarity as possible. Leatherbac­k also filed Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in the UK and Nigeria.

The CEO , Leatherbac­k, Mr.

Toyeeb Ibitade in a statement said, “I am relieved to see the end of this arduous episode, but I am even more delighted to see that myself and Leatherbac­k, as an organisati­on, have been completely cleared of all wrongdoing.

“With this episode firmly behind us, we are poised to accelerate our mission to provide a single access point that empowers individual­s and businesses to be truly global, delivering best-in-class financial, payment, and commerce solutions that remove barriers to global growth and mobility for all citizens of the world.”

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