The Ogun State Police Command says its operatives have arrested two young persons for fraudulently paying for goods worth ₦220,000 with fake bank transfer alert.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday, said the suspects were arrested in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state.
“Two young persons without reasonable means of sustainable source of income were today apprehended when their notoriety of fraudulently paying for goods with fake alert transfer was detected, and alarm was raised,” Odutola said.
“The suspects, Opeyemi Ibrahim ‘m’ and Dimeji Bakare ‘m’, were apprehended for fraudulently purchasing clothes worth ₦220,000 using fake bank transfers”.
The police PRO said that further investigation revealed that one of the suspects had previously committed a similar offence in 2023, purchasing generators valued at ₦140,000 using fake transfers.
“The suspects were arrested with exhibits, and an investigation is ongoing. They will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” she added.
