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Actress Mimi Orjiekwe Reportedly Arrested And Detained Over Alleged N700m Fraud

Nollywood actress, Mimi Orjiekwe has reportedly been arrested and detained by The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Ikoyi, Lagos state.

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.

However, Mimi Orjiekwe reportedly failed to deliver on the contract and had been evading authorities for almost two months after receiving the money from the businessman.

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. 🙆‍♀️👩‍🦯”

KanyiDaily recalls that Mimi Orjiekwe had shared the lesson she learnt from being a single mum after her marriage to her ex-husband Charles Billion crashed in 2017.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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