Four Arrested In Connection With Fraudulent Activities

The Delta State Police Command has detained four members of a fraud network in the community of Ogwashi-Uku.

ASP Julius Robinson along with the Decoy Squad’s agents detained the suspects after receiving reliable intelligence.

In a statement on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, stated the suspects specialize in scamming victims including POS operators and fuel stations.

The suspects were also found to have a tricycle and fifteen different bank ATM cards, according to the police.

According to the statement: “On the 22/01/2023 at about 0800hrs, operatives of Decoy Squad led by ASP Julius Robinson acting on a credible intelligence on a syndicate who specializes in defrauding unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money, the operatives stormed Ogwashi-Uku town and arrested the following suspects; (1) Allison Louis ‘m’ 27yrs a native of Numan LGA of Adamawa state, (2) Sunday David ‘m’ 22yrs a native of Oturkpo Benue state, (3) Peter Akagbai ‘m’ 20yrs from Umuokwe Quarters of Ogwashi-Uku and (4) Chibuzor Elumeze ‘m’ 23yrs from Ogbenta-Obi Quarters in Ogwashi-Uku. Exhibit recovered from the syndicate includes one (1) tricycle, and fifteen (15) different bank ATM cards.

“During the course of the investigation, the suspects confessed to a series of frauds committed within Ogwashi-uku and Asaba metropolis with POS operators and filling stations as their major victims.

“The suspects stated that they go to filling stations, POS operators and supermarkets, purchase items and also make withdrawals with the ATM cards and then call their banks and give a false complaint that the transaction was not successful.

“The banks without due investigation will then wrongly debit the victims and credit the accounts of the suspects. They have so far defrauded their various victims several millions of naira. The investigation is ongoing.”

Kudos to the police for a job well done. We should not always try the shortcut to success. And if we must do, not at the expense of someone else’s comfort and peace.