Crime
N250 MILLION FRAUD! Lawyer organises fake miracle, lands in police detention
A lawyer, Kayode Oshiyemi, and six others have been arrested by the Ogun State Police, for allegedly conniving to fraudulently extort N250 million from a businessman, Shakirudeen Olufowobi.
The police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed that the arrest followed a petition by a businessman and farmer who alleged the lawyer and some hoodlums were after his life.
He said the petitioner alleged the lawyer made several attempts to make him part with millions of naira, failing which he perfected a plan with the hoodlums to rope him in a case he knew nothing about or get him kidnapped for ransom.
The embarked then embarked on a technical-based investigation and also technically monitored the activities of the said lawyer. The efforts paid off when the lawyer was caught on tape planning with the others to use any possible means to make the businessman cough out N250m.
The other suspects arrested are Adeborode Ogunlaja, Sodiq Owolabi, Abolaji Alabi, Mukaila Abolaji, Abiodun Adebayo and Abolaji Adebola. .
On interrogation, Abiodun Adebayo who regretted knowing the lawyer accused him of once using him to profess a fake miracle in a crusade organised by one of his pastor friends.
He said he was asked to tie a live tortoise on his chest and come out while the crusade is going on to confess been a strong member of an occultist group who is disturbed by the pastor’s prayer.
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