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| Ehioboh Lucky |
The suspect, who hails from Edo
State, was said to have defrauded one of his victims to the tune of N1,028,770.
He allegedly promised to get
employment for a victim at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
before luck eventually ran against him.
The state Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest of Lucky,
said one IPhone 6, one Dell laptop, eight different SIM cards, five
different ATM cards and one international passport were recovered from the
suspect.
Oyeyemi, an Assistant
Superintendent of Police, revealed that the suspect opened a Facebook
account with the name and picture of the business mogul.
He added that the suspect had
allegedly been using the Facebook account to defraud unsuspecting members
of the public.
The PPRO, however, said he was
arrested following a complaint by one Abiola Olalekan Ogunseye, whom the
suspect has defrauded up to the tune of N1,028,770.
Oyeyemi said: "One of his
victims, Abiola Olalekan Ogunseye, came into contact with him on Facebook where
he promised to get employment for him at Nigeria National Petroleum Company
(NNPC), but the victim has paid the sum of N1.5 million to settle some members
of management board of the corporation who will influence his appointment. The
sum of N1,028,770 has so far been paid to the suspect before the victim realised
that he was dealing with a fraudster.
"The victims lodged complaint
via a petition to the Commissioner of Police and officer in charge of
Anti-Kidnapping and Cultism, CSP Opeyemi Kujoore, was directed to go after the
suspect. After weeks of investigation,
the suspect was apprehended on November 6, 2017."
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