78 Year old Man arrested for dubing a Nigerian
The Ekiti
State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has
arrested a 78-year-old man, Ayeni Lawrence and four others for allegedly
duping a Nigerian resident in the United States of America, Mr
Okechukwu Omeniho.
The NSCDC Commandant in Ekiti, Mr
Donatus Ikemefuna, who paraded the men he described as ritualists and
fraudsters, said the counter-terrorism and intelligence units of the
command acted on tip-offs from residents.
Others arrested are Messrs Ifashola Babatubde(44), Akin Ojo (25), Yusuf Korede (30) and Adetifa Ishola (45).
According to a statement by the Civil
Defence Public Relations Officer, Afolabi Tolulope, the suspects were
arrested at Iwaro area of Oke Ila in Ado Ekiti at about 8.30am on Monday
inside the bush while performing rituals.
The NSCDC boss said the victim, a
businessman from Imo State was tricked from Atlanta Georgia, USA, to
appease the god of fortune and prosperity for him after initial payment
of N300,000.
“This man cried uncontrollably when we
arrested him alongside these wicked people.
He was even asking about
where he was because he had been charmed.
They had collected money from
him.
“We have a lot of reported cases here
that some elements are operating in Oke Ila, Atinkankan , Isato, Odo
Ado, Iwaro, Ojumose , Okesha and other metropolis of Ekiti State and had
successfully duped innocent people hundred millions of naira at
installments.
“That is why I have positioned my
officers in those strategic areas and with the support of the residents
of Iwaro community today, we have been able to apprehend these ones. We
still have a lot of them at large and they have been put under
surveillance.
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