The suspect, simply identified as Asomba, 35, was described by police as “a notorious criminal”.
According to police, Asomba jumped bail two years ago without a trace before he was arrested again on November 30. Police said that in 2013, he defrauded a victim of millions of naira, using fake alert. He was charged to Agbo-Malu Magistrates’ Court 3, Apapa Road.
He was granted bail with three sureties, but jumped bail. He was arrested again in November after he defrauded one Moses Adebayo of N9 million and another trader at Okokomaiko of N4 million through similar way. Asomba was said to have gone to the warehouse of one Adebayo at Alaba International Market.
Adebayo is a major distributor of Nigerchin Development Company’s products.
The suspect placed an order for cables worth N9.5 million and later sent a fraudulent bank alert to Adebayo, making the trader to believe that his account had been credited. A police source said: “After loading the goods into the truck he brought, the suspect did not pay. He said he was in a hurry and left.
Before the close of that day, the victim received alert of N9.5 million from his bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and confirmed payment. The suspect soon called the owner of the goods, asking if he had been alerted.” It was only after Adebayo received the alert, that he allowed the truck to leave the company’s premises.
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