Two suspected fraudsters, posing as prophets, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for attempting to extort N600,000 from a 64-year-old woman in Lagos.
Meanwhile, police operatives from Ogudu Division were immediately contacted, resulting in the arrest of two out of the three suspects, waiting for the woman outside the bank.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, identified the arrested suspects as Uche Awaize, 45, and Osadebe Aigbe, 35. Hundeyin informed our correspondent on Saturday that the third suspect had absconded but effort was ongoing to ensure his arrest, adding that the suspects had earlier extorted N90, 000 from the victim before forcing her to enter the bank and further withdraw another N600, 000.
He added, “They saw the woman on the road and pretended to help her in their vehicle. On their way, they told her that they had prophecies that she would become successful at a sooner time and that they were ready to assist her if she was ready to release her money. “They also told the woman that she would die if she informed anyone about what they told her. That was what happened. We arrested them behind the bank at Ogudu but the third guy jumped over the fence and absconded. By the time we are done with our investigation, he will be arrested.”All rights reserved.
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