The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a pastor at Christ Embassy Church, Onyinmiebi (Miebi Baraza) and his wife Beatrice Bribena, wanted over alleged fraud of N2 billion.
An alert by the anti-graft agency urged persons with information about them to contact any of its offices across Nigeria.
The Bribenas are the promoters of Baraza Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited.
With a profile that says, “We are dedicated to improving members’ lives via financial empowerment, business financing, thrift & credit, housing, scholarship, etc”.
The pastor, who is also a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Bayelsa State, is accused of scamming thousands of billions of naira after promising a 25 percent Return on Investment (ROI) monthly.
In 2021, his victims repeatedly visited the company’s headquarters on Otiotio Road in Yenagoa to seek a refund.
After which the EFCC sealed up the building and declared the couple wanted.
The company also has branches in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers capital, and some other parts of the country.
Baraza had informed investors it was trading with their money on forex platforms but stopped after it could no longer pay returns.
Last July, Bribena released a video to debunk speculations that his health and business were failing.
“Ignore such news. If I did not faint since, is it now that I will faint? I don’t know whether some people are angry that Baraza could bounce back”, he said in the video.
