The police in Lagos have arrest a 42-year-old man, Osuji Chibuzor, for allegedly swindling a lady of N165,000.
The suspect, whose role in the gang was to prophesy to victims after he or she must have been lured into their offices at 8, Afolabi Street, Iju Shaga and 7, Salami Street, Oko Oba, Agege, disclosed that his gang used fake dollars to entrap their victims.
Mr Osuji was said to have explained that his team members, comprising Frank, Stella and Emeka, drive out daily to lure victims into their dollar making scam.
The suspect was also quoted to have said that it is in the process of praying for the victim that he would start requesting for money for anointing oil, chemicals for the washing of the money and other charges.
He added that frustration made him join the fraud gang three years ago.
“Although there are many gangs that we operate together but I only have four members in my own gang. We operate in Agege, Ogba, College Road, Ojodu Berger, Ojota, Ikeja and Alausa, Ifako–Ijaiye.
“What I collected from the victim is N120,000. I know that my colleagues withdrew N45,000 from her ATM. I am ready to pay all the money back,” Osuji said.
The victim, who did not want her name mentioned, said she boarded a private taxi in Ojota to Ojodu Berger.
“We were still in Oregun when the driver picked another passenger. It was at this point they started their trick on me.
“I ended up in their office in Iju, where they collected all the money on me including the one in my account. They made me swear to an oath never to inform anyone. Thereafter, Osuji requested that I go get another N60,000 to complete the ritual.
“After collecting N165,000, they still wont let me rest. I borrowed N60,000 being the balance of what they needed. I was on the way to hand it over to them when I regained my consciousness.
“Luckily for me, with the assistance of a patrol team of RRS men, I was able to lure him out and got him arrested,” she said.
The state police commissioner, Zubairu Muazu, has ordered the cleaning of every part of the state especially the areas the suspect mentioned.
Mr Muazu has also directed that the case be transferred and that all the gang members be arrested immediately.
