Crimes

Lagos police arrest 3 fraudsters who bait passengers with dollars

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspected fraudsters who defraud passengers in the state.

The arrested suspects, two men and a woman, were said to have picked passengers from Iyana Church Bus Stop and began to argue about dollars in the boot of their car to bait and defraud passengers.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Hundeyin disclosed that the suspects were arrested by police officers from Sabo Division after an alarm was raised by people who recognised them.

He stated: Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three suspected fraudsters at Iyana Church Bus stop, Lagos after receiving credible information from concerned citizens.

“The suspects, Orji Chinedu ‘m’ aged 38, Uche Godwin ‘m’ aged 37, and Ifeoma Nathaniel ‘f’ aged 51 years, who were arrested on October 9, 2023, were in the business of picking passengers from Iyana Church Bus Stop, with a Toyota Camry with registration number LSD 497 AA. The suspects ran out of luck when some persons recognized them and raised alarm.

“On receipt of the information, police officers from Sabo Division raced to the scene, arrested the suspects, and recovered their operational vehicle.

“Investigation revealed that after the suspects picked up passengers, they would deliberately start an argument about dollars in the boot, making unsuspecting victims intervene in the argument, and subsequently get defrauded.”

The police spokesman added that the suspects will be arraigned upon the conclusion of an investigation.

The Star