Wife of the sacked Director General of Equatorial Guinea’s National Financial Investigation Agency, ANIF, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been caught in extra-marital affairs.

Video footage emerged of Engonga’s wife having an intimacy with another man.

This was disclosed by popular social critic, Martins Ortse aka VeryDarkMan via an Instagram post on Saturday.

Sharing pictures of the Engonga’s wife from the video footage, VeryDarkMan said: “Just when I thought it was all over about this Equatorial Guinea man, the whole thing is getting more interesting. l just saw a video of his wife and another man, if you watch this video; it’s crazy. If you see how another man was na*cking his wife.”

Engonga was recently caught with about 400 sex tapes with several women during an investigation into a fraud case.

The leaked videos have continued to generate controversy via the social media space.

Reacting, First Lady Constancia Mangue Obiang expressed outrage over the scandal during a meeting with Prime Minister Manuel Osa Nsue.

Mrs Obiang called for immediate government intervention to uphold the dignity of Equatoguinean women and protect their privacy in the digital age.

Following the discovery, Engonga was relieved of his duty and subsequently arrested.

The Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has appointed Mr. Olalere James Olayinka as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, effective immediately.

Mr. Olayinka, a seasoned media and communications professional, brings over 20 years of experience in journalism, public relations, and media management. His career spans a wide range of roles in both the public and private sectors.

Mr. Olayinka has held various positions, including but not limited to the following:

CEO of Our Peoples FM, Ado-Ekiti, (2018 till date)

Publisher. Wazobia Reporters Online

Special Assistant on Public Communications to the Governor of Ekiti State (2014 – 2018),

Director-General of the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (2014 – 2018),

Media Adviser to the Minister of State for Works in 2018

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Class Magazine (2003 – 2007),

Born on October 1, 1972, Mr Olayinka hails from Okemesi, Ekiti State and is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, where he obtained a diploma in Journalism

As Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Mr. Olayinka will oversee the development of communication strategies to improve public awareness of government activities, and facilitate stronger engagement between the FCT Administration and the public.

Mr. Olayinka is married with children.

ANTHONY OGUNLEYE

DIRECTOR PRESS

(OFFICE OF THE MINISTER)

09/11/2024

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A newly elected chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State, Franklin Nwadialo, has been arrested in Texas, United States, for allegedly running a $3.3 million romance scam.

In a statement on its website on Tuesday, the US Department of Justice announced that the 40-year-old was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation upon his arrival in Texas.

The DOJ stated that Nwadialo would be transferred to the Western District of Washington for arraignment, adding that he faces a 14-count charge and could face a 20-year sentence if found guilty.

It disclosed that the accused used false images in his profile and defrauded vulnerable women of their hard-earned money.

The statement reads, “According to the indictment, Nwadialo used various versions of the name ‘Giovanni’ when he met his victims online on websites such as Match, Zoosk, and Christian Café.

“Nwadialo used false images for his profile and typically told the victims that he was in the military and deployed overseas, so he could not meet them in person.

Using these personas, Nwadialo invented many reasons for needing the victims to send him money.

“In one such case in 2020, he claimed he had been fined by the military for revealing his location to the victim. He asked the victim to help him pay the $150,000 fine. In all, that victim was defrauded of at least $2.4 million.”

The US DOJ also stated that the accused contacted a second victim in 2019 to help move funds from US accounts to accounts controlled by him and his co-conspirators.

The statement added, “In this instance, Nwadialo claimed he needed help moving money in connection with his father’s death. The victim transferred at least $330,000 to accounts controlled by the defendant.

“A third victim was defrauded by Nwadialo when he told her that he was investing money on her behalf.

He claimed that a cheque she received from another victim was proceeds from her investments, and he persuaded her to ‘reinvest’ the money in a specific cryptocurrency account that he controlled. The victim transferred at least $270,000 at Nwadialo’s direction.

“Finally, in August 2020, Nwadialo defrauded another victim whom he met on an online dating site, causing her to transfer at least $310,000 by claiming he needed financial assistance, including help paying for his father’s funeral or his son’s school tuition.

“The 14 counts of wire fraud relate to communications with Nwadialo and the transfer of funds from victims to the defendant and his co-conspirators.”

According to the statement, the case is being prosecuted by an Assistant United States Attorney, Sok Jiang.