The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected fraudsters for duping a 64-year-old woman to the tune of N690,000 and threatening to kill her.
“Police officers from Ogudu Division were quickly contacted. Of the three fraudsters waiting outside, Uche Awaize ‘m’ aged 45 and Osadebe Aigbe ‘m’ aged 35 were arrested. The third suspect bolted.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects had first collected N90,000 from the woman. An effort is on to arrest the other gang member.” The spokesperson further enjoined the public to identify the suspected fraudsters so as to recover money collected from their previous victims.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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