Police Arrest Five Fraudsters At Area B Apapa, Recovered Vehicles, Fake Currencies

On June 12, 2020, One Mariam Balogun ‘f’ of Kano Street Èbúté Metta complained at Area B Command Apapa that she boarded a vehicle from Costain to Orílẹ̀ Bus Stop, with three men already in the vehicle. On getting to Eric Moore Bridge, one of the passengers said he wanted to alight. He started a discussion that he has a bag containing huge amounts of money, but charms were placed on top of the money and that he needed an herbalist or pastor to pray for the money. The vehicle suddenly diverted to ‘White Sand’ area, railway lane Ijora Badia where she was scammed of N150, 000. An oath was administered on her against her will with water in a calabash taken by all the passengers. Five suspects were arrested. They are, Olasupo Olasehinde 52 years old ‘m’; Abayomi Omoleye 51 years old ‘m’; Unde Olaore 56 years old ‘m’; Folajimi Akinnawo 45 years old ‘m’; and Abiodun Adedayo ‘m’ 48 years old. Two more victims, Balikis Fasasi f’ and Taiwo Salami f’ were rescued. One old briefcase containing counterfeit United States Dollars arranged in bundles of cut to size paper with fake dollars on top and beneath each bundle, and charms were recovered. Three vehicles used to perpetuate the crime were recovered: (a) Toyota Camry with Registration number AGI-916 – FU (b) Red Volkswagen Golf with Registration number JJJ – 890 – DD and (c) Old model Toyota Camry with Registration number MUS- 925- FQ white in color. The sum of one hundred and fifty five thousand naira cash was recovered from the suspects. Two different gangs operating in similar manner were arrested at Ogba by operatives of Area G Command.