The
operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command apprehended 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.
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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