Two in Police Net for fake alert purchase

 

The Divisional Police Officer of Oru-Ijebu, on January 13, 2025, at about  11:30 a.m., received a case of obtaining goods under false pretences from one Christopher Chukwuma of Ijebu North Local Government Area.

Two young persons without reasonable means of sustainable source of income were today apprehended when their notoriety of fraudulently paying for goods with fake alert transfer was detected, and alarm was raised. 

The suspects, Opeyemi Ibrahim 'm' and Dimeji Bakare 'm', were apprehended for fraudulently purchasing clothes worth ₦220,000 using fake bank transfers.

Further investigation revealed that one of the suspects had previously committed a similar offence in 2023, purchasing generators valued at ₦140,000 using fake transfers.

The suspects were arrested with exhibits, and an investigation is ongoing. They will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.

CSP Omolola Odutola, anipr  

Police Public Relations Officer, 

Ogun State Police Command Headquarters  

Eleweran Abeokuta.