The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 62-year-old
Babatunde Idris for parading himself as a colonel in the Nigerian Army and
using a fake identity to defraud one Yinusa Mustapha of the sum of N40m.
Babatunde Idris for parading himself as a colonel in the Nigerian Army and
using a fake identity to defraud one Yinusa Mustapha of the sum of N40m.
The state Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, said Idris
was arrested after a petition was filed against him.
was arrested after a petition was filed against him.
He said, “Following a petition received alleging the
fraudulent activities of Idris, the command’s Anti-kidnapping Squad swung into
action and arrested the suspect, who until his arrest had fraudulently obtained
various sums of money from his victims.”
fraudulent activities of Idris, the command’s Anti-kidnapping Squad swung into
action and arrested the suspect, who until his arrest had fraudulently obtained
various sums of money from his victims.”
Oyebade added that the suspect promised his last victim,
Mustapha, that he would help him to get a certificate for oil importation since
2012, but failed to complete the deal after the money was paid into his
account.
Mustapha, that he would help him to get a certificate for oil importation since
2012, but failed to complete the deal after the money was paid into his
account.
“The suspect forged various letterheads of the Nigerian Army
which he issued to unsuspecting individuals and corporate organisations
soliciting assistance. He also had multiple identities under fake names all
bearing the status of a colonel,” the commissioner added.
which he issued to unsuspecting individuals and corporate organisations
soliciting assistance. He also had multiple identities under fake names all
bearing the status of a colonel,” the commissioner added.
The suspect said he collected the money from his victim in
installments, but denied that the money was up to N40m.
installments, but denied that the money was up to N40m.
He said, “I collected N16m from him claiming to be a colonel
in the army. I signed the form, but truly I am not a military man. One of my
brothers is a general in the army. One day, he gave me a letter to help
somebody, so I made a copy of it.
in the army. I signed the form, but truly I am not a military man. One of my
brothers is a general in the army. One day, he gave me a letter to help
somebody, so I made a copy of it.
“Mustapha wanted me to help him to collect certificate of
oil lifting and because I knew people who could do it, I took the money from
him, but the deal failed.”
oil lifting and because I knew people who could do it, I took the money from
him, but the deal failed.”
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