The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended a young man who stole N500,000 to buy Christmas presents for his girlfriend.
Ayodeji Fanas, 21, is accused of defrauding his victim of N500,00 in the guise of purchasing a vehicle.
Tobiloba Olayinka, a 21-year-old sales boy, was arrested for allegedly plotting to kidnap his boss and demand a ransom of N1.5 million.
The suspects were arrested by men of the Command’s anti-terrorism operatives, according to the NSCDC Commandant, John Fayemi, who briefed journalists in Ado-Ekiti.
Daniel Emmanuel, who was accused of stealing fabricated metals, was also paraded, with police claiming the man became a suspect due to his recurrent involvement in nefarious crimes in the area where the incident occurred.
“Following a thorough investigation, we discovered that he used the money to buy phones for himself and a variety of gifts for his girlfriend, as well as go on a spending spree during the holidays by lying to his friend that his father had sent him N100,000 for Christmas and New Year celebrations.”
According to Fayemi, the suspect allegedly wrote to his boss in December, threatening to kidnap him unless he paid N1.5 million.
“We have a case involving Tobiloba Olayinka, a 21-year-old salesman who was apprehended by men from the counter-terrorism squad for threatening to kidnap his boss, Hamzat Adebisi.
“On the 8th of January, 2022, the suspect was arrested after a thorough investigation. The boy was the victim’s salesman, who concocted a letter with a strange name and account number, demanding N1.5 million or his employer would be kidnapped.
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“Had it not been for my men’s quick response, he would have been botched after the covert operation.” To defraud his employer, he used a fake name, account, and phone number. His phone number was traced, and he was apprehended.”
He promised that after the investigations into their cases were completed, all of the suspects would be prosecuted.
It was merely insinuation, according to Fayemi, that members of a certain ethnic group who committed crimes in Ekiti were being spared from arrest and prosecution.
