The detectives of the State Criminal Investigative Department, Lagos State, have arrested a man, Chimereze Chinedu, for defrauding a citizen of Thailand of the sum of Two Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Dollars and Thirty Million Naira respectively.
This was contained in a statement shared by the spokesperson of the Lagos police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, on his personal X( formerly Twitter) page on Tuesday, stating that the suspect was arrested in Enugu on May 10th.
Hundeyin stated that the suspect (Chimereze) defrauded the Thailand citizen under the pretence of selling 37 tricycles to her.
The post reads, “Detectives of the State Criminal Investigative Department (SCID), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested one Chimereze Chinedu ‘m’ for defrauding a citizen of Thailand of the sum of Two Hundred and Sixteen Thousand Dollars.
“Chimereze defrauded his victim under the pretence of selling 37 tricycles to her. He further expanded his fraudulent activity by forging letters of the State Criminal Investigative Department, Lagos, showing that the police seized the tricycles and extorted Thirty Million Naira from the victim to secure the release of the tricycles purportedly.
The suspect was arrested on May 10, 2024, in Enugu State following weeks of diligent investigation and technical support from the INTERPOL. He is currently in detention as investigations continue to uncover details towards identifying and apprehending his accomplices.”
The spokesperson reiterated the police’s stand in fighting against and prosecuting internet fraudsters.
