By Okosun Dennis
The Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Nigerian Police Onikan, Lagos, has arrested one Sylvester Ehiarinmian, 43, for defrauding a United States of America-based Nigerian lady.
Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Hauwa Idris Adamu, who confirmed the arrest on Friday in Lagos said Sylvester obtained money from the lady under false pretense and had to petition the suspect to the Assistant Inspector General of Police.
The unnamed victim who owns a farm in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja wanted to set up more business back home.
DSP Adamu further explained that she was introduced to the suspect to assist her in providing security to and from the farm.
In the process, it was revealed; Sylvester made love advances to her despite being married with children and promised marrying her. Naively, the lady fell into Sylvester’s fraudulent net and was defrauded.
“When the veil was blown off her face, the lady forwarded a petition to the office of the AIG who instructed the Zonal Tactical/Monitoring Unit to go after the suspect.
During the course of investigation, four Toyota Sienna Space buses; One Toyota Highlander SUV and landed properties comprising a storey building with an undeveloped plot of land, both in Apo area of Abuja and another two plots in Wase area of Abuja, all belonging to the victim, were recovered from the suspect.
Other properties yet to be recovered from the suspect included one Mikano generating set, two duplexes in South Africa, the sum of $15,000 US Dollars he fraudulently obtained from the petitioner to procure visa for her sister, another $10,000 US Dollars he proposed to purchase carpets for an office they both agreed to operate and N40million for the establishment of a Medical Laboratory.
At the moment, exhibits recovered from him included, two Toyota Sienna Space buses 2005/2007 models with Reg. numbers: RBC 564 BB and YAB 101 AZ respectively; two unregistered Toyota Sienna buses 2005/2007 models; One Toyota Highlander 2001 model with Reg. No. YAB 768 SD; Bunch of keys to a storey building consisting two bedroom flat and two self-contain apartments, one bedroom flat with boys’ quarters in Apo Resettlement Abuja.
Documents of ‘900sqm land located in Wase District Abuja along with C of O; Documents of 900sqm land situated in Angwan Tiv Area of Apo Resettlement Area Abuja.
Others are one 900kva generator set; and nine copies of Deeds of Assignments belonging to a property in Apo Abuja.
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