Online commentator raises questions about investment platform’s operations as allegations await independent verification
A viral video circulating on social media has raised allegations concerning an online investment platform, AACL Ever Trading, and its purported links to Lucia Nwanze Okafor, identified as Global Head of Operations at financial technology company Flutterwave.
The video, attributed to US-based Nigerian commentator Ikenga Uruagu, alleges that AACL Ever Trading solicited investments from Nigerians through WhatsApp and other social media platforms.
According to the claims, prospective investors were offered opportunities to purchase stocks at discounted prices and encouraged to deposit funds in naira for conversion into dollars.
The commentator also alleged that some investors encountered difficulties withdrawing their funds, including account restrictions and requests for additional payments.
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These allegations have not been independently verified, and no regulatory or judicial finding establishing wrongdoing by the platform or any individual named in the video has been provided.
Uruagu further raised questions about alleged financial transactions involving AACL Ever Trading and another entity identified as FW Sing Glory Trading HK Limited.
He named Okafor and two other individuals, Adepetu Owolabi Clement and Ifeoluwa Tobi Orioke, in connection with purported account-signatory arrangements.
However, the authenticity of the documents underlying those claims has not been independently established.
The commentator also suggested a possible connection between FW Sing Glory Trading HK Limited and Flutterwave, although the material supplied does not establish a corporate relationship between the two entities.
Flutterwave, founded in 2016, provides payment infrastructure and financial technology services across several markets.
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The claims made in the video do not, on their own, establish that Flutterwave operated, authorised or participated in any alleged investment scheme.
As of the information available for this report, responses from Okafor, Flutterwave and the other individuals named in the video had not been provided.
The allegations remain unproven, while questions concerning the ownership, operations and financial activities of the investment platform would require independent documentary verification.
