Four suspects arrested for using Wike’s name to defraud military officer of N150 million
The police command in Abuja has detained four suspects for allegedly using the name of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to defraud a military officer of N150 million.
Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant to the minister on public communications and social media, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.
Mr Olayinka said that one of the suspects, of No. 3 Martin Elegoma Street, Nigeria Army Post Housing Estate, Phase 1, Kurudu, was arrested on Tuesday.
He explained that the suspect was detained for allegedly defrauding retired Maj.-Gen. A. K. Ibrahim and many others of over N150 million, supposedly for a land transaction at Guzape II Cadastral Zone, Abuja.
He said the suspect lured the victims into believing that he worked with the FCT minister and the director of land in the FCT Administration.
The spokesman said that the suspect dubiously collected over N150 million to deliver land documents to the victims in respect of Plot 1985 at Guzape II, measuring three hectares, and other plots.
He added that during interrogation, the suspect mentioned two others, both from the Urban and Regional Planning Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA), as his accomplices.
He further said that the suspect also identified another individual at No. 2, Chief Palace Road, Durumi 2, Abuja, as an accomplice.
“The four suspects are currently under investigation,” Mr Olayinka said.
(NAN)
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