The Ilorin zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Akogun Rasheed Usman, an alleged fraudster from Babanla in Ifelodun local government area of the state.
The statement by the head of media and publicity of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, on Thursday said that the suspect was arrested for posing as an officer of the commission and defrauding victims on the pretext that he could help them procure a soft landing regarding their cases with the commission.
“The bubble burst for the scammer when the Ilorin Command of the Commission received intelligence regarding his criminal activities.
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The information was to the effect that a certain Akogun Rasheed Usman, who claimed to be an officer of the EFCC, obtained money to the tune of N.5 million from one Mrs. Khadizah Abdullahi, a parent of two of the suspects held in custody by the Commission over offenses bordering on internet fraud.
“The information, which was found to be credible, led to the arrest of the suspect, who claimed to be a staff at the Library Department of the Kwara State College of Education, Oro on Thursday, March 27, 2024, at the General Hospital, Taiwo-Oke area, Ilorin.
“Mrs. Abdullahi had said she became agitated when the suspect failed to have her two sons held in custody by the EFCC released on bail to her as promised.
Firstly, she said Akogun and her went through the same security screening while at the EFCC office, a situation that made her wonder why it should be so if truly he was an officer of the Commission as he claimed!
She also noticed that while in the EFCC office to perfect the ‘phony bail’, the self-styled EFCC staff neither received nor gave salute or compliments to fellow officers as compliments are a tradition in all security and law enforcement agencies.
“She added that rather than having her sons released to her, the suspects took her to a location outside the office to receive the said sum of N.5 million and demanded more money to perfect the bail.
“It was in the process of collecting an additional N200,000 when the long arm of the law caught up with him”.
The statement also said that the suspect will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigations.
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