This was made known by the Police Public
Relations (PPRO), SP Adekunle Ajisebutu,
in a statement made available to journalists
in Ibadan.
According to Ajisebutu;
“Their arrest was made possible following a
tip-off by members of the public.
The suspects, Lanre (26), Sukanmi (28) and
Opeyemi (26) were picked up from their
hideout at Soka area, Ibadan, at about 6.30
a.m. on Wednesday, November 16 by the
command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad.
The suspects who had been elusive for
some time now, were eventually arrested
after several days of intelligence gathering
and painstaking investigation carried out
by the police.
During interrogation, the suspects
confessed to being internet fraudsters and
had defrauded many innocent victims they
referred to as ‘clients’ of their hard-earned
money in Naira and foreign currencies.
They also disclosed that they often use
charms to facilitate their illicit business.
This they did by hypnotising victims and
‘commanding’ them to part with their
Dollars and valuable properties. They
further disclosed that those who had fallen
victims included foreign nationals and
Nigerians.”
Ajisebutu revealed that exhibits recovered
from them included four assorted laptops
and charms.
The police image maker said the state
Commissioner of Police, Samuel Adegbuyi,
has directed that a discreet investigation
be carried out about their other nefarious
activities at the end of which they would be
arraigned.
He, however, advised youths to shun crimes
and engage in legitimate businesses, even
as he vowed to prosecute unrepentant
criminals in the state.
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