A Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Barrister Azubuike Ihemeje of the RELIEFS LAW CHAMBERS has petitioned the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; and the Security and Exchange Commission, SEC over the unauthorised financial investment scheme of Barimike Technology limited and its founder, Barisuka Craige.
The lawyer in the petition made available to newsmen on Thursday asked the government agencies to investigate the ‘unregulated’ activities of the group.
Also copied in the petition dated 11th August are the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; the Attorney-General of the Federation, the EFCC; CBN; Commissioners of Police in Lagos and Rivers States.
RELIEFS LAW CHAMBERS
Barristers & Solicitors of The Supreme Court, Nigeria
Tel: 08034326004
No. 300 Aba Road, Artillary Junction, Port Hareourt, Rivers State
E-mail: relicfslawchambers@gmail.com.
11TH AUGUST, 2021.
PUBLIC INTERESTS PETITION AGAINST: UNAUTHORIZED FINANCIAL INVESTMENT (PONZI SCHEME RACKETEERING), PERPETRATED BY MR. BARISUKA TURAKPE, BARISUKA CRAIGE BARIMIKE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (CEO), MISS UZOAMAKA IJEOMA CHINONYEREM AKA BARIMIKE GROUP CHIEF DEFENDER 0N FACEBOOK.
We are first and foremost, Patriotic Citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
And as Legal Practitioners within the Nigerian jurisdiction, with extremely great attractions in public interests litigations, protection of public integrity, regulations, safety and justice,
We respectfully request for your urgent attention and immediate interventions with regards to the above subject matter as follows:
1. That about the 6th day of August 2021, this Law Firm was involved in a Brief in connection with a simple Contract Dispute, between a supposedly Investment Company and one of its former online Promoter.
2. To our shock, it eventually turned out that the Company is now engaged in illegal Ponzi Scheme; as evidence clearly indicates that we now have another unapproved Ponzi Scheme operating and fully on rampage in Nigeria.
3. The name of this Ponzi Scheme is Barimike Group, operated by Mr. Barisuka Turakpe, a.k.a, Barisuka Craig and Miss Uzoamaka Ijeoma Chinonyerum, as CEO and Spokesperson/lnfluencer, respectively and with the following details;
i. Mr. Barisuka Turakpe, also known as Barisuka Craig with Phone number 08096398505 and address as 329 Herbert Macaulay Way, beside Methodist Church, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos State.
ii. Uzoamaka Ijeoma Chinonyerem with Phone number 08130054319.
4. Barimike Group is soliciting, advertising and receiving money from the general public of gullible and unsuspecting Nigerians, in guise of making some phantom investments on their behalf, with promises of huge profits as Returns on Investment (ROI).
5. That the internet, particularly Social Media, and very more specifically-Facebook and Instagram are heavily replete with Barimike Group’s well orchestrated and alluringly attractive Adverts/Flyers.
They are all audaciously packaged with inscriptions of the bogus, unregulated, unsecured but highly tempting offers and promises of Return On Investments. Annexed, are some of the Flyers.
6. That there is absolutely no proof that Barimike Group is duly authorized, approved or licensed by SEC nor CBN to carry on business as a Financial Investment Firm, within the relevant legislations, regulatory policies and laws in Nigeria.
7. That we are aware, that hundreds of Nigerians have already paid millions of Naira to Barimike Group, all in total belief that they are dealing with a legitimate and legally authorized Financial Investment Company, regulated by the relevant laws of Nigeria.
8. Nigerians in recent times have witnessed and suffered horrific and terrible widespread atrocities in the hands of failed and now defunct Financial Investment Schemes. Ponzi Schemes as it were, has already sent thousands of people into avoidable miseries, anguish, untold hardship, pains and even untimely deaths.
9. That as a Regulatory Body to every Financial Investment Schemes in Nigeria, you have the constitutional duty to prevent people and firms from violating our financial laws, directives and regulations.
10. That we no longer need to fold arms and watch some syndicated manipulation of the public, via Ponzi Schemes nor, wait until the Scheme fails with its usual attendant huge loss on the public, before we raise alarm.
Conversely, your Office, constitutionally empowered to PREVENT Crimes, needs not always wait for things to get really messy before you beam your surveillance on Ponzi Schemes perpetrators.
CONSEQUENTLY SIR, we respectfully request you to quickly assemble your very best forensic crack team of Investigators, to swing into action to unravel the veracity of this Petition, and or bring the perpetrators to book, for violating our instant financial laws already.
And to abate this particular, already highly potentially volatile financial scheme, so as serve to serve as a deterrent to others
We are completely optimistic, that this will not go down into the archives of unattended heaps, but shall be granted expeditious attention.
Yours truly,
l.C Azubuike, Esq.
Head: Reliefs Law Chambers.
cc:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
THE CHAIRMAN, ECONOMIC AND CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC),
ABUJA.
THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)u
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, RIVERS STATE
THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, LAGOS STATE
