Mauro Zanin, an Italian businessman who was in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on fraud related charges, allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday, a day before he was to appear in court.
Zanin a 52 year old Italian was alleged to have duped Gladwaters Nigeria Limited of $111,000 by reportedly selling a used ship to the company. However, after the company waited endlessly for the ship and discovered that the Bill of Laden issued by Zanin was fake, it reported the matter to the authorities.
The deceased was then arrested by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service on May 30, and handed over to the EFCC for further investigation.
A statement by the spokesperson of the EFCC Wilson Uwajaren, disclosed that Zanin was found motionless in the bathroom of the Commission’s detention facility in Abuja at about 4.50 am on June 19, 2012 and had reportedly committed suicide using his bed sheet.
Zanin had a five count charge against him by the EFCC and had secured June 20 as hearing date. According to the EFCC, the Italian Embassy was notified of Zanin’s arrest on May 31; and he was granted provisional bail the same day, but could not meet his bail conditions.
The remains of the suspect have been put in the mortuary awaiting an autopsy.
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