The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Amobi Chika, for fraudulently transferring N5 million from an account to an unknown account.
The Command Public Relations Officer, Funmi Odunlami, confirmed the arrest when the suspect was paraded alongside other suspected criminals, in Akure, the state capital.
Chika said that he “fraudulently transferred the N5,020,000.00k from the complainant’s account to purchase Bitcoins, USDT.
Odunlami said following a petition on a case of Internet fraud, detectives, through the use of technology, were able to trace the suspect to Lagos where he was arrested.
The petition was written to the police by one E.O Ajegbemiga & Co on behalf of a complainant.
Odunlami said “The complainant applied for a post-doctoral fellowship sponsorship at University of Kwazulu-Nata South Africa from his institution.
”A sum of N5,904,000.00k was approved and credited into his bank account.
“Unfortunately, on the 2nd of April, 2023, a sum of N5,020,000.00k was fraudulently transferred from the complainant’s account to an unknown account.
“On the strength of the petition, the Police through the use of technology had a headway which led to the arrest of the culprit Gerald Chika ‘m’ in Lagos State.
“The suspect confessed to the crime that he fraudulently transferred the sum of N5,020,000.00k from the complainant’s account to purchase Bitcoins (USDT).
In another development, seven suspected armed robbers, have been arrested for ambushing and robbing eight passengers in Ondo town of N16 m cash and other belongings.
The passengers were said to be coming from Onitsha, in Anambra state, en route Ilesha, Osun State, when they were robed on getting to Ondo town.
The police spokesperson said that “On the 4th of October, 2023, at about 0130hrs, a Driver alongside eight passengers in a Previa bus with registration No. FKJ 777 YF while on transit carrying bags of stockfish, chairs, motor saw spare parts and a cash sum of N16m from Onitsha market square in Anambra State, en route Ilesha, Osun state were ambushed at Ondo town along Ayeyemi area.
”The armed robbers numbering seven armed with gun, cutlasses and sticks stopped the vehicle and robbed the passengers and made away with the above-mentioned items.
She said, ”The police were able to arrest the culprits at the point of sale of some of the products in Ondo town.
Odunlami said that the arrested suspects confessed to the commission of the crime.
She further said that the suspects would be charged to court after a thorough investigation.
