Customs ‘officer’ in fake car auction deal

Customs ‘officer’ in fake car auction deal

wednesday 25th of September 2013

BY DAUDU OLATUNJI
ABEOKUTA — Ogun State Police Command said, yesterday, that it had arrested a young man Peter (other names withheld) for allegedly defrauding a man under the pretence of selling a car to him through public auction by the Customs Service.
Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement in Abeokuta, said Peter resides at Osomurika Road, Igarra in Edo State, but committed the crime in Agbara, Ogun State.
According to Adejobi, the suspect was, however, arrested at Auchi Edo State on September 16, following a manhunt for his arrest by the police detectives from the Agbara Division of the Command.
He said: “Mr. Amune had already collected N200,000 from his victim, Mr. Johnson Umeugoji, who claimed to have seen the announcement of the auction placed on internet by the suspect.
“The victim paid the money into the bank account of the suspect in Auchi.
“The suspect had told his victim to meet him and his colleagues at Agbara for the public auction, purportedly carried out by Customs.
“The victim, who eventually realised that he had been duped, reported the matter at the Agbara division and the DPO, Ayo Sonubi, swung into action, leading to the suspect’s arrest.
“The suspect has confessed that he belongs to a syndicate that specialises in duping people using such methods.
“The Command is intensifying efforts to arrest the other members of the syndicate. He will be charged to the magistrate’s court, Agbara, as soon as investigation is concluded.”