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| The Suspects |
Officers attached to the Federal Special
Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji Adele, have arrested a native doctor,
Fawole Awosunmi and Tajudeen Ogunremi, for allegedly defrauding a
businessman of N2m.
Both suspects were said to have connived
with another accomplice known as Alhaji, who is currently on the run,
to deceive an Ibadan-based businessman (name withheld) into buying a
trailer that did not belong to the suspects.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Awosunmi
and Ogunremi lured the businessman to Sango in Ogun State where a
trailer, which had been put up for sale, was parked along Ojuore road.
The said businessman was introduced to Alhaji, who acted as the owner of
the trailer.
Ogunremi said, “I sell planks at
Lafenwa, Abeokuta. Alhaji is an old friend. He called me and asked that I
could help get a buyer for a trailer. I brought in Awosunmi to help me
and after sometime, we were able to get a businessman from Ibadan.
“We brought him to see the trailer and
he also met with Alhaji at Sango. Alhaji agreed to sell the truck for
N2m and the money was paid into Alhaji’s account.”
The businessman was said to have
suspected fraud when he returned later to take possession of the
trailer. He was said to have been informed by those within the community
that the trailer belonged to someone else.
Confirming the arrests of the suspects,
the Police Public Relations Officer, FSARS, Lekan Ogundare, said the
command acted on a petition it received on the case.
Ogundare said, “The Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Mohammed Gana, on instructions from the DIG ‘D’ Department,
Force Headquarters Abuja, ordered an investigation.
“Through the bank details of the account
where the payment was made, we were able to get the contact of someone
who knew Ogunremi and Awosanmi. Most of the documents and photos used to
open the account were false.
“Ogunremi and Awosanmi were trailed and
arrested. They confessed to operating a syndicate in partnership with
Alhaji where they defrauded unsuspecting traders and businessmen of
their money. Efforts are being made to arrest Alhaji and bring him to
justice.”
Awosanmi denied being a member of the syndicate, claiming instead to be a herbalist.
He said, “It was Ogunremi who brought the deal to me. He said we should do the business together but we knew it was fraudulent.
“For the part we played, Alhaji paid us
N500,000. We thought we had gotten away with the whole thing until the
police came to arrest us.”
Ogundare advised that proper enquiries be made before any business transaction.
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