The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected member of a syndicate, which allegedly specialises in defrauding fuel stations across the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the Isheri Police Division carried out the arrest after receiving a complaint from the manager of Enyo Filling Station, located along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 2.30 p.m on May 17, 2023. The image maker said that the manager reported that a man, later identified as Anthony Ofikwu and others now at large, were in the habit of buying fuel at the station with fake bank alerts. “The complainant alleged that whenever the fraudsters come for their mission, they would, in addition to fake bank alerts, ask for cash transfers, which would be carried out on their behalf. “However, all the transactions would later revert to them within minutes of their leaving the station. …
State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected member of a syndicate, which allegedly specialises in defrauding fuel stations across the state.
Hundeyin said that the Isheri Police Division carried out the arrest after receiving a complaint from the manager of Enyo Filling Station, located along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 2.30 p.m on May 17, 2023. “The complainant alleged that whenever the fraudsters come for their mission, they would, in addition to fake bank alerts, ask for cash transfers, which would be carried out on their behalf.
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