Crimes

17-year-old girl lures man from Lagos to Osun, robs him of N1.5m

The operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested a 17-year-old girl who allegedly lured her victim from Lagos to Osun through social media.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, who made the disclosure in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, said the victim was lured to Ikire in Irewole Local Government Area of the state by the teenager, on June 28.

Opalola disclosed that the girl arranged with other suspects and allegedly robbed the man of his phone, which they used to transfer N1.5 million from his bank account.

The police spokesperson said: “On June 28, at about 1.30 p.m., a complainant reported at Ikire Police Division that he met one girl (name withheld) on social media and they started chatting.

“He added that he was later invited to come to Osun from Lagos State by the girl.

“He stated further that when he came to Ikire the girl lured him to her boyfriend’s house where he met some unscrupulous elements who attacked him and collected his phone, which they used to transfer the sum of N1.5 million from his account.”

She added that immediately the case was reported, police detectives swung into action and arrested the suspect and one Ariyo Ayobami at their hideout.

Opalola said preliminary investigation also led to the arrest of another accomplice, while efforts were on to arrest other suspects.

Opalola also said officers of the command, on July 10, also arrested two suspects in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, in possession of a car stolen at gunpoint from a complainant’s residence in Osun State.

She said the victim, on May 11, reported that he was attacked by three men, armed with guns and other dangerous weapons at his residence.

The police spokesperson revealed that the hoodlums dispossessed him of his valuables and two Toyota Camry cars valued over N12.46 million.

Opalola said intelligence gathering thereafter led detectives of the command to Ilorin where one Abdulwasiu Jato and Kolawole Iwalaye were arrested in possession of one of the stolen cars.

She said another suspected stolen car, a Toyota Corolla 2012 model, was found in their possession.

Opalola said six other armed robbery suspects terrorising motorists at Aba-Ede Junction on Osu-Ile-Ife expressway were also arrested on July 9 by the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad.

The police spokesperson added that all the suspects would be charged to court after the completion of investigations.

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