Popular Nollywood actress, Mimi Orjiekwe was arrested on Monday night by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Lagos, Nigeria, on suspicion of fraud.
Orjiekwe is accused of failing to deliver on a contract worth N700 million (about $1.8 million) that she was awarded by businessman Michael Diongoli.
Popular Instagram blogger, Cuttie Julls, said Mimi Orjiekwe was arrested on Monday night, July 17, over her alleged failure to fulfill a contract worth N700 million awarded to her by businessman Mr. Micheal Diongoli.
According to the blogger, Mr. Micheal Diongoli had directly paid Mimi Orjiekwe the sum of N700m to secure a procurement contract for specific household interior-design furniture items.
Julls also reports that Orjiekwe had previously boasted to friends that she was confident Diongoli would remain behind bars for a long time, as he had been in trouble with the Nigerian Interpol.
However, Diongoli was released by Interpol, and has been trying to get Orjiekwe to complete the contract he paid her for. However, all efforts have been unsuccessful, and Orjiekwe is suspected of using the money for other personal interests.
As a result of Diongoli’s complaint, the SFU arrested Orjiekwe on Monday night. She is currently being detained at the SFU headquarters in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Orjiekwe’s arrest comes three days after she celebrated her birthday on July 14th. She posted a series of photos on Instagram to mark the occasion, but she has not made any public statements about her arrest.
It is not yet clear what charges Orjiekwe will face, or what the outcome of her case will be. However, her arrest is a significant development in the case, and it will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
The report reads, “Nollywood Actress, Mimi Orjiekwe Was Arrested and Detained By The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) ikoyi, With Possible Charge of Fraud to the tune of N700million naira.“
“Insiders say Mimi Orjiekwe who had been at large for nearly two months after receiving N700 million naira from Business man Mr Michael Diongoli.“
“Mr Micheal Diongoli had filed a petition to the Ikoyi law enforcement police department to help locate and arrest Mimi Orjiekwe who was at large.“
“It is has been established that Mr Micheal Diongoli had paid a total sum of 700million naira (seven hundred million naira) directly to Mimi Orjiekwe to secure the procurement contract to supply specific household interior-design furniture items.“
“However; Mimi Orjiekwe but she has failed to deliver the said items.“
“It’s largely rumoured in Mimi’s close circus that the actress had previously mentioned to few that she was confident Mr Michael Diongoli would remain behind bars for a long time when he had issues with the Nigerian Interpol.
“Guess fate got on the wrong side of Mimi as Michael Diongoli has been released by the Interpol and has been expecting Mimi to complete the job he paid her for but all efforts has been unsuccessful as Mimi is suspected to have used the money for other personal interests. 🙆♀️👩🦯”