Former Cross River Governorship Candidate, three other suspects arrested over alleged fraud
According to a post on his official X account sighted by NEWS WEEK NIGERIA, Hanu Fejiro Agbodje, founder & Chief Executive Officer of Patricia Technologies, an indigenous cryptocurrency exchange platform in Africa, has claimed the Police PRO has announced the arrest of one Wilfred Bonse and his minions.
Former Cross River Governorship Candidate, three other suspects arrested over alleged fraud
A former Cross River State governorship Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Wilfred Bonse, has been arrested amongst three others over an alleged fraud.
According to a post on his official X account sighted by NEWS WEEK NIGERIA, Hanu Fejiro Agbodje, founder & Chief Executive Officer of Patricia Technologies, an indigenous cryptocurrency exchange platform in Africa, has claimed the Police PRO has announced the arrest of one Wilfred Bonse and his minions.
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People’s Gazette had earlier reported that the prominent Fintech platform Patricia has temporarily suspended withdrawals from its platform after alleging that its systems were recently hacked.
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In a statement posted on its official Twitter page, the fintech platform made this admission and explained that the breach affected its retail trading application, compromising its BTC and naira assets.
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The fintech platform stated that it was temporarily halting withdrawals to conduct an internal restructuring exercise.
“Not long ago, we were victims of a hack. Patricia, the retail trading application, was solely affected by the breach. BTC and Naira assets were compromised,” the statement by Patricia read.
“In light of this, we are undergoing internal restructuring and temporarily suspending withdrawals on our apps (mobile and web). We understand how this has affected our customers, and are truly appreciative of your patience through these inconveniences,” the statement added.
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Patricia further disclosed in the statement that it has tracked down one member of the coordinated gang responsible for the attack and pledged to do all in its power to ensure the return of all the money taken.
However, following Patricia’s admission, Techcabal reported that, despite only recently notifying its customers of the breach, multiple sources familiar with the situation claim that the incident occurred in 2022.
The Patricia app experienced a breach in January 2022, and the company reportedly lost $2 million as a result, according to Techcabal.
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Screenshot of Hanu Fejiro Agbodje X account handle

Meanwhile, NEWS WEEK NIGERIA understands that Fejiro Agbodje, on Saturday, November 25, 2023, informed his customers that one Wilfred Bonse and his team suspected to be among those who hacked the platform have been arrested by the Lagos state police command.
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He wrote:
“An update on Patricia, Here we have the Nigerian Police Force PRO announcing the arrest one Wilfred Bonse and his minions.”
“Wilfred bonse, was a Governorship Candidate in Cross River 2023 elections, who was used to steal N607,000,000 from Patricia.”
“This is not all the monies lost, but recovery from this would go a long way to sooth Patricia users.”
“The case is still being investigated, the hackers used politicians to launder the stolen money. All of whom would be brought to the book. One by One.”
“My commitment remains to Patricia users, Repayment started on the 20th of November, and it would continue. Until every user is reached.”
“We still have some grounds to cover, but myself and the Patricia team, we Take this win.”
Thank you.
An update on Patricia, Here we have the Nigerian Police Force PRO announcing the arrest one Wilfred Bonse and his minions.
Wilfred bonse, was a Governorship Candidate in Cross River 2023 elections, who was used to steal N607,000,000 from Patricia.
— Hanu (@Fejizzy) November 24, 2023
My commitment remains to Patricia users, Repayment started on the 20th of November, and it would continue. Until every user is reached.
We still have some grounds to cover, but myself and the Patricia team, we Take this win.
Thank you.
— Hanu (@Fejizzy) November 24, 2023
Link to full video! pic.twitter.com/cKoSs1NPDO
— Hanu (@Fejizzy) November 24, 2023
As at the time of filing this report all efforts made by NEWS WEEK NIGERIA to reach the Police PRO and Wilfred Bonse proved abortive.
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