A syndicate member who is already in police custody is advising them on how to apprehend other syndicate members who are evading capture.
The suspect was apprehended by agents of the Isheri Police Division, according to Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), who gave a vivid account of how the syndicate was busted.
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According to him, the manager of Enyo Filling Station, which is situated along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, complained to the police on May 17, 2023, at or around 2:30 p.m., that Anthony Ofikwu and other people who are still at large had a habit of purchasing fuel at the filling station using fake bank alerts.
Hundeyin stated:
“The complainant alleged that whenever the syndicate visited, their members would, in addition to fake bank alerts, ask for cash transfers, and all the transactions would later be reverted to them within minutes. Detectives were mobilised to the scene where the suspect was intercepted and taken to the station. During interrogation, however, he allegedly confessed to being a member of a fraud syndicate, defrauding filling stations.
“A total of 13 different bank ATM debit cards bearing different names were recovered from him. He equally admitted defrauding Enyo Filling Station to the tune of N5.1 million since their operations started. The suspect is presently detained at the Isheri Police Station, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate who are at large, after which we shall charge them to court.”
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