By Ayodele Oni
Nemesis has caught up with two of those fraudsters that dupe vehicle dealers in Ondo and Ekiti states by using fake telephone alerts as their latest attempt to swindle a dealer was foiled.
Police in Ondo State announced on Wednesday that a 22-year-old man, Bakare Ayobami, was arrested for allegedly buying a car with fake bank alert.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Akure stated that the suspect attempted to dupe a dealer at Owo.
Odunlami-Omisanya said that on October 26, 2023, a case of Cybercrime was reported to the Police, involving one Bakare Ayobami aged 22, of Ode Irele in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The PPRO explained that Ayobami had on Oct. 20, 2023 at about 1800hrs, went to a car stand belonging to Mr Filani Oluwaseun and Mr Ogbaguwa Oluwasola at Ikare Road, Owo, to buy a Toyota Corolla 2006 model in the sum of N4,650,000.00 using fake bank alert.
According to the PPRO, through intelligence gathering, Police operatives attached to Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad, arrest Ayobami Bakare and his accomplice, one Abdullahi Abubakar, aged 26 in Ekiti.
“The stolen vehicle was recovered in Osogbo, Osun State, while another Toyota Camry 2014 model valued at N6.2 million suspected to have been stolen, was also recovered from the suspect.
“Other items recovered include one iPhone 12 PRO Max valued at N600,000.00k and one iPhone 14 PRO, all purchased with fake transfer.”
Odunlami-Omisanya, who said that the suspect had confessed to the crime, said he would be charged to court on conclusion of investigation.
