Less than two months after he was almost lynched at the popular Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos for allegedly stealing Iphones, filmmaker, Seun Egbegbe, was on Thursday, February 2, 2017, arrested for trying to swindle an unsuspecting bureau de change operator off N10 million.
Reports say Egbegbe was arrested by policemen from the Area H command for allegedly defrauding some Bureau De Change (BDC) operators of about N10 million at Gbagada.
With his previous trial adjourned to February 18, Egbegbe, it was gathered went to Gbagada with some of his friends under the guise that he wanted to change some dollars.
Witnesses at the scene of the incident claimed that the producer lied that he was a medical doctor at Gbagada General Hospital, asking the BDC operator to come there for his money later.
We learnt that when Egbegbe was unable to provide an identity card to support his claim, the operator was said to have raised an alarm, attracting others who had him beaten up before handing him over to the police.
Below are photos of Egbegbe in handcuffs with his accomplice:
However, the Lagos State Police Command has released a statement on Egbegbe’s arrest, saying the case is currently under investigation.
Read the statement below:
“Today at about 1300hrs one Seun Karim aka Egbegbe and one Ayo Oyekan disguise as the MD of Gbagada general hospital and the other as a patient. They lured one Alhaji Isa Adamu and Abdullahi Haruna both bureau de change members , from different location that they needed 9000dollars and 3000pounds. The unsuspecting victims brought same to the suspects at the hospital where they collected the said amount and attempted to escape with the money.
The victims raised alarm and subsequently the suspect were arrested by the policemen attached to the hospital.
Further to the arrest of the fraudsters many members of bureau de change are trooping to the office with similar complaint against the suspects.
Case is under investigation.”
