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The Intelligence Response Team IRT of the Nigeria Police Force's Force Intelligence Bureau FIB announced the arrest of Olaogun Babatunde, a known and serial false bank alert fraudster.
He was apprehended after defrauding a Nigerian of N5 million and another N4.6 million for the purchase of laptop computers using a bogus bank alert.
Olaogun, the suspect, is from Ogbomosho, Oyo State, and is known among his buddies as "Genius" for his expertise in creating false bank credit alerts that he uses to swindle traders and others.
Olaogun, a University of Lagos graduate, was earlier detained by the Lagos State Police Command's IRT Commander DCP Tunji Disu-led Rapid Response Squad in 2018 for allegedly creating and using a bogus bank alert to purchase laptop computers worth N4.6 million for a dealer named Kevin Otenuga.
The alleged fraudster was recently apprehended in Abuja after interacting and exchanging contacts with Chidinma Vivian Okwenna on a social media platform.
On the 9th of December 2021, he approached Chindima Vivian at Wuse Zone 2, First Bank, again, requesting N5 million in new notes for his employer.
Chindima Vivian immediately rallied and was able to amass N3.5 million, which she handed over to him, after which he made a bogus bank credit alert of its equivalent through Zenith Bank accounts and delivered it to her before rushing out of the bank, claiming to have an appointment with someone.
As soon as he exited the bank, he prevented the complainant from contacting him via social media and cell networks.
Meanwhile, after accessing his account information, it was determined that on the day of the transaction, he only had N24, 000 in his Zenith Bank account.
Following that, the fraud victim's and complainant's attempts to contact him were futile until she reported to FIB-IRT CENTRAL BASE, where the suspect was traced down and apprehended in Lokoja, Kogi State.
During questioning, he admitted to using the phony alert to acquire commodities worth billions of naira, as well as defrauding other traders in Lagos and other places.
The suspect was stated to be on the Economic and Financial Offenses Commission's (EFCC) wanted list and had undergone interrogation while waiting to be handed over to the police squad by the anti-graft agency for other crimes he had committed.
The suspect is still in the anti-graft agency's detention facility, according to investigations, and is expected to be sent to the Police unit for further interrogation and prosecution by the EFCC.
IGP Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, has cautioned the public, particularly traders, to be careful of scammers who use false bank alerts to swindle consumers.
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