The Osun State Police Com – mand mentioned it has arrested and detained 4 individuals, who allegedly concentrate on utilizing faux financial institution transaction alerts to purchase meals stuffs within the state.
The command’s Spokesperson, CSP Yemisi Opalola, advised newsmen on the Police Headquarters in Osogbo yesterday, that 4 suspects have been caught in two totally different instances in Ede and Osogbo respectively.
“On Friday, at about 8:30p.m, the Police obtained a misery name that two younger males entered right into a boutique at Agip Space of Ede and acquired garments value N160,000 with faux switch, utilizing an Opay ATM card.
“On receipt of the report, policemen swung into motion and two suspects, each residents of Oba Akarigbo Space, Sagamu Ogun, have been caught.
“Throughout interrogation, they confessed to hail from Ogun and have been deceiving (shopping for gadgets) their victims with faux transfers, utilizing Opay ATM playing cards,” Opalola mentioned.
She mentioned that the command recovered 4 luggage of international rice, twelve tubers of yam, bunch of bananas, three OPAY debit playing cards and a Toyoya Venza, with registration quantity: LAGOS BDG 710 H, used for his or her operations.
She additionally mentioned {that a} 54-year-old man and one other, 37, that additionally used faux financial institution alert to buy rice and vegetable oil, have been caught in Osogbo.
“On Jan. 6, at about 6:45pm, the police have been knowledgeable by members of Native Hunters Group in Osogbo that some suspects that allegedly use faux financial institution transaction alerts to buy items, particularly rice and vegetable oil have been sighted at Oke Ayepe Space, Osogbo.
“Police detectives from AntiCultism Unit swung into motion and the mentioned suspects have been caught with three luggage of rice recovered as reveals.
“Discreet investigation, nevertheless, revealed that the suspects have been as soon as arrested by the police in September 2024, over an analogous offence reported by a minimum of 24 complainants.
“The suspects have been charged to courtroom and remanded on the Ilesa Correctional Centre for 2 months, from September to November 2024.
“Sadly, the very day they have been granted bail by the courtroom, they went and dedicated the identical offence by buying rice and vegetable oil with faux switch alerts.
“The primary suspect all the time parades himself as a lawmaker (an honourable), whereas the second pretends to be his bodyguard (DSS operative),” she mentioned.
The police spokesperson suggested merchants to all the time confirm clients’ gross sales transfers with their financial institution apps to keep away from being scammed.
She additionally mentioned that three suspects, allegedly belonging to an illegal society known as Motion Boxing Coaching Membership, have been caught at their disguise out on Jan. 5.
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