Ondo: Fake Army Colonel, In Job Racketeering In Police Net

By Ayodele Oni

The Ondo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a fake Army Colonel involved in duping unsuspecting public with intent to provide job.

The suspect, is one Abdullahi Saliu ‘m’ of Top Quality Hotel, “who notoriously paraded himself as a Colonel in the Nigerian Army.

“The suspect deceitfully lured and defrauded two unsuspecting victims, Oshoade Janet ‘f’ and Daisi Remilekun Joy ‘f’, under the false pretext of securing employment opportunities for their sons in the Nigeria Customs and Immigration Services.

Police Command spokesman, Olusola Ayanlade stated that: “Through this fraudulent scheme, he obtained the sum of One Million, Three Hundred and Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (₦1,377,000), which he subsequently converted to his personal use.

“Investigations further revealed that the suspect’s operations cut across state lines, with victims traced to Edo, Delta, Kogi, and Ondo States.

“He has long been on the Command’s watchlist as a notorious job racketeer, known for impersonating senior officers of different security agencies.

“His disguise and fraudulent claims include presenting himself variously as a Colonel in the Nigerian Army, a Naval officer, a senior Immigration and Customs officer, among others, all in a bid to defraud unsuspecting citizens of their hard-earned money.

“The suspect has since been arraigned before Magistrate Court 1 for appropriate prosecution.

This feat represents one of the several cases successfully cracked by the Ondo State Police Command in recent times.

“The Command seizes this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to protecting the lives, property, and interests of all residents, while ensuring that fraudsters and criminally minded elements are brought to justice.”