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RRS Nabs 22 Year Old Fraudster Posing As Girl On Instagram

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A 22-year-old part-time student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, Falope Oluwole Israel, who has been posing as a girl on Instagram to defraud unsuspecting people, was last week arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command.

Falope was reportedly arrested by officials of the RRS decoy team at a popular club in Ikeja City Mall last Thursday after trailing him for weeks.

His arrest along with a colleague was sequel to series of monitoring by the officers and those that he was interacting with at the club. It was gathered that the suspect recently celebrated his birthday at Hard & Rock, Lekki, Lagos, a week before his arrest, where he reportedly lavished over half a million naira on foods and drinks.

The suspect, a 100 level part time student, confessed to the crime, saying he had been in the business for more than two years. The Police revealed that Falope’s activities on Instagram was placed under investigations following series of complaints about an Instagram handle @blackberbiedoll, used for criminal activities, which was later traced to him.

Apart from @blackberbiedoll, which he prominently used for fraudulent activities, he maintained @froshwhite007 and @froshwhite separately for same purpose.

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Police Uncover Fraudsters’ Den In Ogun

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The Ogun State Police Command has uncovered a “fraudsters’ den” at Pokuku Village in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state. The den, which was nicknamed “Pokuku Shrine” was until Wednesday allegedly used by suspected fraudsters to carry out different forms of criminal activities such as fraud, according to the police.
The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ilyasu, on Wednesday said the police raided the shrine after an intelligence report on criminal activities being perpetrated there. The shrine, which is a two-bedroomed mud house, is located in the remote part of the village. It contained effigies, fake foreign and local currencies and other fetish objects
Ilyasu said the shrine was raided by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, and one of the suspected fraudsters who was said to be the ring leader, Haruna Moshood, was arrested, while three other accomplices escaped. The police boss said many victims had been duped by the fraudsters, who were also said to be kidnappers. He said, “This is a house of horror where different kinds of criminal activities had taken place.
“Following diligent and intelligent information of our special operatives, FSARS stormed this horror house and we discovered that it is a receiving end of kidnapped victims. “It is also a place where suspected kidnappers dispose property of their victims. We have been able to recover different denominations of fake dollars and nairas. “By the time we arrived here, we did not see any victim, and some of the suspected kidnappers escaped. However, we were able to arrest one of the leaders, identified as Haruna Moshood. “I appeal to the state residents to be cautious so that they will not become preys in the hands of criminally-minded people.”
The suspect told Punch Metro that he and other members of his gang were into fraudulent activities, adding that their victims were people looking for quick money.

Moshood said one of them usually hid in one of the rooms and would be talking as an “oracle” to deceive their victims.

He said the effigies were also there to deceive their victims.

“We always play on the greed of the victims because they were looking for quick money.

“Again, we also study how wealthy they were by telling them to bring a certain amount of money. For instance, if we ask a victim to bring N100,000 and he brought it, that shows he or she could bring a higher amount.”

The 34-year-old Moshood said he just joined the gang in 2015.

Police Arrest Fraudsters Impersonating Tinubu, Lagos CP

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The police in Lagos have arrested two men who defraud members of the public with the name of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni.

 

He said the men also used the name of the former Lagos State governor, Sen. Bola Tinubu.

 

Owoseni made the disclosure on Monday while parading the suspects before newsmen.

 

He said the suspects allegedly opened a Facebook account in his name with his photograph to solicit for fund into a bank account of what the suspects called “CP Owoseni Foundation’’.

 

“The command wishes to inform members of the public that fraudsters have continued to device different methods of duping unsuspecting residents.

 

“The latest trick being used by these dupes is to open a Facebook page using the photographs and information of highly placed individuals.

 

“The commissioner of police, Lagos State and former governor of Lagos State, Sen. Bola Tinubu, were impersonated by these cheats.

 

“The suspects have been arrested and are to be prosecuted,’’ Owoseni said.

 

The commissioner said that he had never operated a Facebook page before and urged the public to beware of fraudsters using the names of highly placed persons.

 

Owoseni said the suspects were soliciting for N20,000 donation to the fake Owoseni Foundation before they were arrested.

 

Similarly, a retired traffic police officer was also arrested for parading himself as a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) under the Lagos State Command.

 

The commissioner said the suspect claimed he was only escorting trucks with goods to the Eastern part of Nigeria after his retirement.

 

(NAN)

Fake presidential adviser nabbed by police

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a 70-year- old fake Presidential Adviser on Defence Matters.

Presenting the suspect who claimed to be a retired Army Colonel, to the media on Monday, the command’s Spokesman, ASP Anjuguri Manzah, said the suspect was arrested on Oct. 18 in Maitama area of Abuja, following a tip-off .

“Police operatives attached to Maitama Division acting on a tip-off arrested one fake Colonel (name withheld) who claimed to be the Special Adviser to the President on Defence Matters,” Manzah said.

He said that the suspect, who specialised in defrauding influential people in the society, had gone to the area to meet up with an appointment with a former state governor.

The spokesman said that the suspect upon arrest confessed to the crime.

“He also confessed that he only hides under that guise to solicit for juicy contracts or financial favour from his high profile victims,” he said.

He said that one fake identification card and five complimentary cards were recovered from him.

The suspect, who said he worked with the Bauchi State Government up to 1990, said he had been in the business for over three years.

“I thought it was an easy way to feed my family,” he said.

Manzah said that the suspect had been transferred to the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department for further investigation.

Similarly, the command has arrested a suspect who specialised in producing and circulating fake N1, 000 notes to unsuspecting members of the public.

Manzah said that the suspect was arrested by police operatives around Royal Park in Wuse two, Abuja, where he had gone to buy mobile phone recharge card.

He said that items recovered from him include 54 pieces of fake N1, 000 notes.

Speaking with newsmen, the suspect said he was introduced into the business by a friend who resides in Lugbe, Abuja, who linked him with his friend in Lagos.

The spokesman enjoined members of the public to be vigilant and always provide the police with information about criminal elements.

He also enjoined residents to take advantage of the police emergency help lines.

 

 

 

(NAN)