The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected member of a syndicate, which allegedly specialises in defrauding fuel stations across the state.
The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
Hundeyin said that the Isheri Police Division carried out the arrest after receiving a complaint from the manager of Enyo Filling Station, located along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 2.30 p.m on May 17, 2023.
The image maker said that the manager reported that a man, later identified as Anthony Ofikwu and others now at large, were in the habit of buying fuel at the station with fake bank alerts.
“The complainant alleged that whenever the fraudsters come for their mission, they would, in addition to fake bank alerts, ask for cash transfers, which would be carried out on their behalf. However, all the transactions would later revert to them within minutes of their leaving the station.
“Detectives were mobilised to the scene where the suspect was intercepted and taken to the station. During interrogation, however, he allegedly confessed to being a member of a syndicate specialising in defrauding fuel stations.
“A total of 13 different bank ATM debit cards bearing different names were recovered from him. He has equally admitted to defrauding Enyo Filling Station to the tune of N5.1 million since their operations started,” Hundeyin said.
The police spokesman said that the suspect was currently detained at the Isheri Police Station, while efforts were on to arrest those at large before charging him to court.
(NAN)
