Operatives
of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Special Anti-Robbery Squad
(SARS) have nabbed a professional fraudster who posed as the son of
General Muhammadu Buhari to defraud some unsuspecting victims promising
to give them mouth watering government contracts.
of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Special Anti-Robbery Squad
(SARS) have nabbed a professional fraudster who posed as the son of
General Muhammadu Buhari to defraud some unsuspecting victims promising
to give them mouth watering government contracts.
The FCT SARS in a
statement, revealed how the suspect carried out his fraudulent
operations before luck finally ran out on him on Saturday, July 4, 2015
following a tip off.
statement, revealed how the suspect carried out his fraudulent
operations before luck finally ran out on him on Saturday, July 4, 2015
following a tip off.
According to Pulse,
it was gathered that the suspect was also dropping names of top
politicians and businessmen to convince his victims, often wielding
superimposed photos of himself with the president and other top
politicians.
it was gathered that the suspect was also dropping names of top
politicians and businessmen to convince his victims, often wielding
superimposed photos of himself with the president and other top
politicians.
Part of the statement
reads, “He mostly approached big contractors, who were desperate to see
the president or any of the governors. He would put fake calls across to
the supposed politicians in the presence of his victims and convince
them to book appointments.
reads, “He mostly approached big contractors, who were desperate to see
the president or any of the governors. He would put fake calls across to
the supposed politicians in the presence of his victims and convince
them to book appointments.
“From there, he would
demand that the politician’s security officials needed to be settled
with huge amounts of money before the contractor would be granted
audience with the president or the governor.”
demand that the politician’s security officials needed to be settled
with huge amounts of money before the contractor would be granted
audience with the president or the governor.”
It was learnt that the
last straw that broke the camel’s back came when the scammer duped a
contractor who reported him to the police after he waited for weeks
without meeting the president for the supposed contract.
last straw that broke the camel’s back came when the scammer duped a
contractor who reported him to the police after he waited for weeks
without meeting the president for the supposed contract.
He explained to the
officials how he gave the fake president’s son some huge sum of money
only for him to realise that he had fallen to the antics of a fraudster.
officials how he gave the fake president’s son some huge sum of money
only for him to realise that he had fallen to the antics of a fraudster.
During investigation,
the police officials realized that the suspect was a criminal who has
been on their wanted list for similar offences in the past.
the police officials realized that the suspect was a criminal who has
been on their wanted list for similar offences in the past.
Confirming the incident,
the FCT force spokesperson, Anjuguri Manzah, said, “The truth is that
the suspect had defrauded so many people.
the FCT force spokesperson, Anjuguri Manzah, said, “The truth is that
the suspect had defrauded so many people.
“To perfect his act, he
paraded himself as the son of the president. Three Mercedez Benz and one
Peugeot 406 cars were recovered from him as exhibits.”
paraded himself as the son of the president. Three Mercedez Benz and one
Peugeot 406 cars were recovered from him as exhibits.”