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Match Fixing Scam: Nigerian Football Agent Caught On Video Promising To Sell Yellow Card For £41k During World Cup
June 2nd, 2014 – Match Fixing Scam: Nigerian Football Agent Henry Chukwuma Okoroji, Caught On Video Promising To Sell Yellow Card For £41k During World Cup
Agent Henry Chukwuma Okoroji, has been caught on camera claiming he could arrange a yellow card for more than £41,000 and a penalty for £81,000, during the 2014 World Cup games in Brazil.
This comes few days after the National Crime Agency (NCA), looked into match-fixing allegations surrounding the international friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Tartan Army of Scotland.
Okoroji told an undercover reporter, that he could fix matches and organise certain outcomes at the tournament which kicks off June 12. To increase his credibility, Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onzai was invited to the meeting, although it is believed he is not involved in the scam. Okoroji told The Sun’s undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood: “Hundred per cent, two players. It’s left up to you people what you want to do. You will pay for a yellow or a red card or a penalty.”
The agent then called a Nigerian player and claimed he has part of the plan, although he added: “The player cannot come because of his career, which is true. These things you cannot speak on the phone because they are monitoring, all agents, are monitoring his calls.”
A spokesman for the NCA said: “The NCA will from time to time provide operational detail necessary for public reassurance purposes.
“It does not routinely confirm or deny the existence of specific operations or provide ongoing commentary on operational activity.”
[Reported By Daily Post]
Wale Ijaya
June 2, 2014 at 3:58 AM
This fraudulent agent must be arrested by NFF. What a shame to Nigeria
mulikat
June 2, 2014 at 5:24 AM
this kind of Bad thing is not new in Nigeria ,total Bad country where every bad thing we come Nr-1,not a surpirce to me any way,amoung the point to break this useles so call Nigeria into parts,every part become new country with new name ,police,Amry and Law.
sharton
June 2, 2014 at 5:38 AM
too early to comment i hail Igbo kwenu yeye Agent.
hj
June 2, 2014 at 7:20 AM
Just trying to be poplular tarnishing the image of the country, stupid people.
mirriambetu
June 2, 2014 at 8:37 AM
mr man you have decided to show that u are from ig** abi?
obinna
June 2, 2014 at 10:34 AM
the only meat a hunter will get from running around a parked blocks is lizard. nonsence agent.
mugabe
June 2, 2014 at 12:30 PM
Our Country is always proud to feature on the negative side of news daily. It makes the Nigerian people happy, because returning to Nigeria without a pocket full of money means that your family and community disowns you not being a true son of the soil. So, looting, stealing, scamming, drug peddling and even murdering in order to impress or create an impact when you get home is running into our DNA. But remember, there is God oh.
Uzoma
June 2, 2014 at 1:26 PM
I am in support of the comment from Mugabe. The rush to acquire wealth illegally is running in the DNA of Nigerians now. If you do not have a mansion or pocket full of money, your community and your people will look down on you. The condone illegality. Idiots like this fool of an agent, must be made an example to show others that corruption has its downside. He must be sentensed to life in prison if convicted. I bet you, our corrupt judges, the likes of Justice Marcel Awokilehim of Ibori saga will set this fool free after getting bribe from him or his agent.
yhermieexxxy
June 3, 2014 at 8:28 AM
dnt blame him coz it happens all over d world…..FIFA is also a corrupt and match-fixing organization….