The Police Command in Akwa Ibom State has arrested Pastor
Dignity Lazarus of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), for allegedly
defrauding over 300 persons in the state.
The suspect, who is married with children, was
arrested at the popular Emerald Lounge, Osongama Estate on Saturday evening. He
was alleged to have introduced himself to his victims as the “Special Assistant
to the Governor on Employment Matters.”
According to the police, Lazarus uses Emerald Lounge
as his venue for defrauding unsuspecting victims. He was also said to have already
given fake employment letters to over 100 persons, with over 200 billed to
receive their letters on June 17.
The police claimed that the suspect, allegedly and fraudulently
collected between N100, 000 to N250.000 from his victims, promising to secure
job with Ibom Air for them.
However, luck ran out on him after he attempted to defraud
a journalist. It was gathered that on sighting the fake Ibom Air Employment
Form, the journalist swiftly alerted the relevant authorities, leading to the
arrest of the pastor.
Items recovered from the suspect include; completed
forms of Ibom Air application letters, several passport photographs, laptop
used in printing the fake forms, several signed recommendation letters from the
office of the governor and two Android devices.
The suspect is now providing the police with useful
information which will help in unraveling the antics of fraudsters in the
state.
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