Former Super Eagles player arrested for ₦39.8 million fraud
Former Super Eagles player, Victor Ezeji, has been arrested by operatives of the Rivers State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) over alleged fraud involving the issuance of dud cheques worth ₦39.8 million and alleged threats to life.
Ezeji and his wife, Mrs Celestina Onyemaeche Ezeji, were reportedly on the run since July 2025 after allegedly purchasing 60,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly called diesel, from a businessman, Dagogo Emmanuel, and issuing him cheques that later bounced.
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Police sources said Ezeji was arrested on Monday, September 22, 2025, following weeks of surveillance and investigative efforts.
The former international is currently in police custody at SCID, Port Harcourt.
He admitted knowledge of the transaction and confirmed signing the cheques, but claimed ignorance of his wife’s whereabouts.
Investigators said efforts are ongoing to apprehend Mrs Ezeji, who remains at large.
When contacted, Ezeji’s brother, Chuks Ezeji, confirmed the arrest but insisted that Victor was not directly involved in the business deal.
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According to him, Mrs Ezeji allegedly conducted the transaction using her husband’s name.
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