The Nigeria
Police Force say it has arrested notorious fraudsters who impersonate eminent
personalities in the country and dispossessed them of their hard earned
valuables.
Briefing
newsmen on the arrests in Abuja on Thursday, the Force Spokesman, CSP Jimoh
Moshood, said that on March 28, the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) cracked
and arrested the notorious suspected criminals who posed as chief of staff to
President, Senate President, National Security Adviser to President, Minister
of petroleum, Minister of Finance, Minister of Transport, Chief Bola Tinubu,
and many other prominent Nigerians. The suspects are identified as:
i. High Chief
Ovie Ogo (Eze Ireoma of Omoku-Rivers state) a native of Ekpan in Ethiope East
LGA of Delta state
ii.
Abdullazeez Eragbe, 40, native of Ikabigbo in Esako West LGA of Edo State.
iii. Babatunde
Oshamoto, 49, native of Iyamoye, Ijumu LGA of Kogi State.
iv. Samuel
Idah, 25, native of Uromi, Esan North - East LGA of Edo State.
v. Prince
Attah a.k.a Maurice (based in United Kingdom) at large.
He said
exhibits recovered from them included 14 assorted G.S.M sets, all with sim
cards registered with the names of top Government officials and other prominent
Nigerians, several extra registered sim cards, a diary containing phone numbers
of several top government officials and prominent persons in the country.
In a
coordinated operation in synergy with the Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU)
after a painstaking and sustained surveillance by IRT the above mentioned
suspects were arrested. The four man gang notorious syndicate led by one High
Chief Ovie Ogo ( Eze Ireoma of Omoku-Rivers state) was arrested in an Hotel in
Kaduna State.
High Chief
Ovie Ogo (Eze Ireoma of Omoku-Rivers state) 47yrs native of Omoku Rivers State
who impersonates Prominent Citizens from the South-South and Southeast.
Abdulazeez
Eragbe 40, impersonates prominent citizens from the North, born and brought up
in Kaduna speaks Hausa fluently.
Babatunde
Oshamoto 49, impersonates prominent citizens from the South West and North
Central.
Samuel Idah
25, who supplies them with Sim cards registered with the names of the prominent
Citizens.
All the
suspects confessed to the crime admitting to have impersonated several
prominent citizens and made over Twenty Million Naira (₦20,000,000) from their
criminal acts within the last six (6) months before they were arrested:
Chief Ovie Ogo
further confessed that he posed as the National Security Adviser and collected
thirteen Million Naira (₦13,000,000) from a Ghanaian who wants to get an Oil
block in Nigeria.
The gang also
posed as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and collected four
Million Naira (₦4,000,000) from one man name withheld, who is seeking for
Federal appointment.
They equally
posed as Chief of Staff to the President and collected Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand naira (₦2,500,000) from another individual, who is looking for
contract.
The suspects
again posed as the Chief of Staff to president and collected Seven Hundred
Thousand Naira (₦700,000) from one young man name withheld, who is also seeking
for Federal appointment.
Investigation
is being intensified to arrest the other suspects at large while those arrested
will be charged to court on completion of investigation. The statement also
advise the general public to be careful and verify the identity of whosoever
they may wish to transact business or relate with.
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