Godwin Emecheta (not real name), a human rights activist, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Enugu and the Enugu Police Command of shielding Marksman Ijiomah, the founder of Chinmark Group.

Emecheta told FIJ that despite countless petitions submitted by aggrieved investors to the EFCC office in Enugu and the Enugu State Police Command, nothing has been done.

“The authorities are shielding him. The police are saying it is a civil matter, but Chinmark is roaming freely on the streets of Enugu after defrauding investors,” Emecheta told FIJ.

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“The Securities and Exchange Commission is not helping either. I know 42 people who lost N713,500,000 to him. I only want him to pay them back. He is very safe in Enugu State. He is good friends with the state governor and also with the state commissioner of police. One cannot touch him.”

Emecheta said Marksman now plans to escape to a non-extradition country.

In a message obtained by FIJ, a victim of Chinmark’s investment said she filed a report to the EFCC in Enugu, “but they covered it up”.

The victim said she went to the Office of the Inspector General of Police in Abuja to make a report two weeks ago, but last week, the police claimed they could not find it, according to Emecheta.

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When FIJ called Daniel Ndukwe, the Enugu State police spokesperson, he did not answer his calls. At press time, he had not replied to a text sent to him.

FIJ also contacted the EFCC via the line displayed on their website, but it did not connect. At press time, no one from the EFCC had responded to a text sent to them.

When FIJ called Marksman Ijiomah, he said he would pay up his investors.

“I am not a fraud. I have been trading before now. I will pay them, I assure you,” he said.

On March 20, FIJ reported that Marksman Ijiomah failed to pay his 5,000 investors despite promising payments by March 19. Although Ijiomah keeps assuring his investors that their money is safe, a statement from SEC described Chinmark as an “illegal operator”.