A 21-year-old man, Irabor Kennedy Osasogie, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin, the Edo State capital for alleged fraud following a petition by Antje, a German citizen.
Osasogie was accused of defrauding the victim of €17,000, according to the complaint laid to the commission.
NIGERIACRIME gathered that the defendant and the petitioner met through social media after she was defrauded of €68,000 by one Michael Patrick.
She explained that Osasogie offered to assist her in recovering the money but further defrauded her of €17,000.
Disclosing this, the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said upon arrest, the suspect said he only received €12,850.
“The suspect will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded,” Uwujaren added.
Meanwhile, the Ondo State Police Command on Friday paraded four persons for allegedly involving in some criminal activities in the state.
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The suspects who were arrested over crimes such as murder, vandalisation and illegal medical practice are Ebine Adeleke, Aderemi Okiki, Alhaji Magari and Rabiu Olalekan.
Parading the suspects at the headquarters in Akure, the police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, said one of the suspects, Rabiu Olalekan had been allegedly parading himself and working as a medical doctor in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state before he was arrested.
The PPRO said, “On December 20, 2022, one Rabiu Olalekan who has been parading himself as a Medical Doctor of Iremide Private Hospital, Orita Ojo, in Odigbo Local Government Area was arrested by team of Special Intervention Squad when a report of unprofessionalism was reported against him.
“The suspect carried out a caesarian surgery on a pregnant woman (name withheld) who was later rushed to Mother and Child Hospital due to excessive bleeding from her private part, it was discovered that the self-acclaimed doctor stitched the womb and the urinary tract together.
“During the investigation, it was discovered that the suspect is not a medical doctor but attended the School of Health Technology, Ijebu-Ode where he studied Community Health Extension Worker and has been deceiving the people with being a medical doctor. He also claimed he invited one Dr. Bayo to help him carry out the caesarian section on the victim but he does not know the address or contact of the said doctor as he said he has lost his phone which was the only means of communicating with the doctor.”