The Lagos State Police Command, on
Thursday, paraded a painter, Moses Olaitan, and his accomplice, Segun Omoshola,
for allegedly impersonating the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi,
and using his image to defraud a woman they met on Facebook of
N51m.
The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem
Odumosu, while parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Ikeja, said
after a report was made, detectives tracked down and arrested Olaitan and Segun
three months after perpetrating the crime.
Olaitan said after he opened a Facebook account
in the name of the monarch, he started posting different pictures of the
traditional ruler to attract potential suitors.
He stated, “Everything happened on Facebook.
I impersonated Oba Saheed Elegushi on Facebook and
used his pictures. She (the victim) connected with me online and said she
wanted to marry a king and we started from there. I told her that if she wanted
to marry a king, she needs to do some cultural activities and she agreed.
“She told me to send my account number, but
because I didn’t have an account number, I contacted Segun, who provided the
account used for collecting the money.
“I was paid N2.5m and it was when I was
brought to the command that I got to know that what she paid was N51m. How I
was arrested was that the police tracked my cousin’s number. I was making
arrangements for my birthday when the police arrested me.”
Segun, 48, said the painter introduced him
to the victim, adding, “I took him to those who provided the account used in collecting
the money from the woman. I collected N3.5m. I was shocked when I heard that
the money was N51m.”
He said the suspects perpetrated the crime
on the allegation that the victim was a thief at the Sawmill area of Badagry.
The police boss also confirmed the arrest
of a man, Segun Olusoji, 42, for allegedly defiling his nine-year-old daughter
in the Ilasamaja area of the state.
Odumosu said, “The case was initially
reported by one Oluwafunmibi Ojewale, 27, against one Segun Olusoji, 42, at the
Itire Divisional Police Headquarters and it was subsequently transferred to the
SCIID, Yaba, for discreet investigation.
“Upon interrogation, the complainant
asserted that the suspect had unlawful carnal knowledge of his nine-year-old
daughter. The victim also affirmed that the father usually wakes her up at
night to carry out the indecent act.”
Similarly, Odumosu said a case of
conspiracy and defilement was transferred from the Ketu Police Station to the
Gender Unit with a 12-year-old girl alleging that one Ebuka Orji defiled her.
He said, “The
12-year-old alleged that one Ebuka Orji asked her to come to their kitchen when
her mother was not at home. On getting to the kitchen, he removed her pants and
put his manhood in her private parts, while the second suspect, Eze Emmanuel,
pecked her sometime last year. The matter was eventually reported by the
victim’s church member.”
In another development, one Mama Ajayi was
also paraded for alleged child trafficking in the Lekki area of the state.
The CP said a foundation, the Auntlanda’s
Bethel Foundation, made a report against Ajayi, adding that despite efforts to
stop her from engaging in street begging with children, she refused to stop the
act.
He added, “The fact of the case is that the
petitioner stated that the suspect was in the habit of using children as
beggars on the streets and efforts to stop her from doing that proved abortive
even after she was offered rehabilitation and empowerment by the Auntlanda’s
Bethel Foundation.
“The suspect was again seen on the street
begging with another child. The suspect will soon be charged.”
The command also paraded one Monsurat
Olubodun, 21, for allegedly physically assaulting a 11-year-old boy in the Papa
Ajao area of the state.
The victim was accused of phone theft by
Monsurat, and in a bid to make the victim confess, she allegedly flogged and
tortured him with hot pressing iron.
Odumosu said the suspect also hung the
victim to a ceiling fan and his relative, Kunle Lateef, was left with no choice
but to report to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department,
Panti, Yaba.
Also, one Samuel James was arrested for
alleged sexual assault on a customer, who lodged in a hotel in the Akoka area
of the state.
The CP said, “The suspect broke into the
complainant’s room through the toilet window and assaulted her sexually. The
suspect is presently in custody and will be charged on conclusion of
investigation.”
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