Yemisi Imasi, CEO of Yellowpoint Group declared wanted by Nigeria Police over fraud

The Nigeria Police Force has declared Victoria Yemisi Imasi, CEO of Yellowpoint Group wanted. 

The warrant of arrest was issued by the Magistrate/High Court of Lagos, according to the special police Gazette seen by Nairametrics. 

The publication shows that the 46-year-old is wanted for fraud, obtaining money under false pretense, and stealing in Lagos by the assistant inspector general of the police Criminal Investigation Department, (FCID) Alagbon, Ikoyi – Lagos. 

Sketchy operations: The development followed a petition by Chive GPS, a dispute resolution company that provides debt recovery solutions on issues bothering on obtaining money by false pretense and fraud against Imasi.

• The debt recovery company had laid a criminal complaint, dated 16th July 2021, of a well-orchestrated theft by Imasi following an advert by her company, Yellow Point Media Enterprise, and Yellow Point FT International Ltd on social media channels.
• One of the affected victims suffered a N47.73 million loss after transferring the money to different accounts operated by Imasi’s company with the intention of investing genuinely in the various investment packages in exchange for a fixed return. 

The amount owed to subscribers: While the exact amount owed to all subscribers is unknown yet, reports indicate that the amount owed may sum up to billions of Naira.  

• On a platform, victims claim that over N10 billion was deceitfully and fraudulently collected from over 6000 Nigerians with the intention of trading forex.
• The petition signed by 689 users as of press time accuses Yemisi of diverting the money to fund her lavish lifestyle and buying properties.

Corrigendum: This article was updated with the correct image of Yemisi Imasi. An earlier image used was incorrect. The error is regretted.