A 33-year-old man, Jerry Etiobho, alongside one Emeka Ogu, 29, were over the weekend arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly duping people on the streets of the state.
The two fraudsters who specialize in ‘cooking up’ business stories to con people were arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, for defrauding one Muhammed Lawan of his money and other valuables at Ojota area of the state.
Etiobho, a drop-out from Ambrose Alli University, Edo State, as he claimed, told police he took to the business after he was defrauded, adding that he made between N50, 000 and N100, 000 from his victims on every operation.
DAILY POST learnt that the duo usually dispossess their victims of money and other valuables. However, their arrest came after they had defrauded a victim at Ojota. In an attempt to escape, men of the RRS arrested them.
The RRS Commander, Tunde Disu, confirming the arrest, said the suspects were arrested after they waylaid their victim, Muhammed Lawan, at Ojota.
He said, “They cooked up stories and pretended to be seeking the victim’s assistance. They claimed to have goods seized by the Nigeria Customs and had a lot of dollars to change. The suspects’ area of operation is Ikeja Under-Bridge, Allen Avenue, Opebi, Ojota and Maryland,” Disu noted.
The victim, recalling the incident said the suspects collected his phones and N10, 000.
According to him, “They directed me to go and help them change dollar in Ikeja. I was on my way when I realised they were fraudsters.
“Immediately I turned to collect all they had taken from me, they took to their heels. They were later arrested by RRS,” Lawan said.
In his confession, Ogu said he had spent 10 months in the business from which he conned several unsuspecting victims and made lots of money.
Etiobho, on his part, told police that he convinced Lawan that his consignment containing laptop, desktop computers and office equipment were impounded by the Nigeria Customs and he fell for it.
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