MMM Took N18bn From About 3 Million Nigerians

Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said about three million Nigerians lost N18bn in the Phonzi scheme Mavrodi Mundial Movement, popularly called MMM.

The Managing Director of the Corporation, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, stated while speaking at the ongoing 38th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Thursday.

Represented by the NDIC Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Hadi Suleiman, Ibrahim lamented that despite repeated warnings by Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the corporation, many Nigerians still patronise MMM.

He said, “The Phonzi scheme is the phenomenon of illegal fund managers, popularly called ‘Wonder Banks’ which have continued to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard earned money. This phenomenon has been a source of concern because despite our repeated warnings over the years, some members of the public have continued to fall victims of their fraudulent practices.

“We would like to reiterate the fact that these fund managers are illegal as they are neither licences by the CBN to take deposits from members of the public nor are those who patronise them covered by the NDIC deposit insurance scheme.”