Osun: Police arrest 17-year-old girl, others for stealing N1.5m from social media lover
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo
Osun State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old girl, Ahiante Victory Ehiremen, and two other suspects for stolen N1.5 million and phone of her social media lover.
Other suspects were 32-old-year man, Ariyo Ayobami and 24-year-old man, Adeleke Open yemi apprehended in Ikire, Irewole local government area of the state.
Parading the suspects arrested for the different offences on Monday, the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Kehinde Longe said that the victim met one Victory Ahiante on social media and started chatting, and he was invited to come to Osun State from Lagos State by his friend, Victory.
Longe further said that the victim was lured by Victory (social media) to her boyfriend’s house in Ikire where he met some unscrupulous elements who attacked him and collected his phone which they used to transfer the sum of N1.5m from his account.
He stated the victim reported the incident on 28th June, 2023 at Ikire Police Division, which he said police detectives swung into action and arrested one Ariyo Ayobami from his hideout.
The CP warned youths to desist from social media dating, saying it is important for members of the public of to be wary of the consequences of visiting social media lovers.
Preliminary investigation led to the arrest of the two other accomplices. Efforts are ongoing to arrest other culprits, suspects will be charged to court after the completion of investigation.
Meanwhile, other Six suspects have been arrested for terrorising motorists along the Aba-Ede junction of the Osu/Ile-Ife Highway at night.
The suspects were Obinna Chibuzo 33-year-old, Igwe Chukwudi A.K.A Bishop 41-year-old, Ogbonna Destiny Monday 28-year-old, Eze Nwaze 40-year-old , Rsamilekan Samson ‘m’ A.K.A Afuye 30-year-old (Accomplice Motorcyclist), and Kola Akinolu 29-year-old (Accomplice Motorcyclist).
Some exhibits recovered from the suspects were one English pistol, one locally made double barrel pistol, some jewelry, some foot wears, different varieties of phones, two laptop computers, and and many other items.
