The fraudsters
Hmmmm........... Four
members of two notorious fraud syndicates involved in wash wash,
popularly known as money doublers operating in Ikeja, Maryland,
Ojodu-Berger, Agege and Oshodi parts of Lagos, have been apprehended in
Lagos state.
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State
Police Command have arrested four members of two fraud syndicates
operating in Ikeja, Maryland, Ojodu-Berger, Agege and Oshodi parts of
the metropolis.
The members of the syndicates, three male and a female were
arrested in two separate cases of fraud on Thursday and Saturday in
Ikeja and Oshodi.
The first group, comprising of Chinasa Sunday, 44 and Osadebe Aigbe
30, were arrested in Ikeja after several days of being under the
surveillance of RRS Undercover team for defrauding a lady of the sum of
N85,000.00.
Their victim, Grace Enitan, had reported at the RRS Headquarters
that a syndicate of four men picked her up in a taxi and duped her of
N85,000.00 while she was heading to Ikeja.
Investigations revealed that Chinasa Sunday and Osadebe Aigbe were
involved in the scam while their ring-leader, identified as Martin is on
the run.
The victim In their confessional statement to the Decoy team of
RRS headquarters after their arrest identified the two suspects and
their respective roles in the scam.
Chinasa while pleading for leniency explained that he joined the
syndicate after losing his job in February, 2017. He explained that they
picked up the suspect in Olowopopo Way, Ikeja, adding that her role was
to monitor their victims while the scam lasted.
The second syndicate members were arrested yesterday after a failed
bid to swindle a food seller of over N120,000 and dispossess her of her
jewelry in Oshodi.
The victim, identified as Rukayat Aderinwale was accosted and
hypnotised by a syndicate of five members before dispossessing her of a
purse containing N120,000.00 and her mobile phone.
They were leading her away to another location when the lady
regained her consciousness and called out to RRS officers stationed
nearby.
The officer arrested one Sunday Atanda, 56, living in 13, Pero
Street, Agege and a 58 year old Fausat Tijani, a pure water seller in
Akala, Mushin, while three other members of the syndicate escaped.
In his confession to the police, Atanda gave the names of other
syndicate members as Kayode, Shina and Lateef. He added that the
syndicate only operated on the road.
He stressed that what they wanted to achieve was to dispossess the
mother of three of her money, phone and jewel. He maintained that he
joined the team to raise money to feed his family.
He disclosed that the team operated in Agege and Oshodi, adding
that Lateef is their ring-leader and he dictated when and where the
syndicate would operate every day.
Confirming the development, Police Public Relations Officer, ASP
Olarinde Famous-Cole said that the command is reinvigorated to make
Lagos inhabitable for criminals.
He added that investigation is on-going to arrest other syndicate members.
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