Self-proclaimed PCRC man in Ogun police net over N1.4m fraud

Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta

A self-proclaimed member of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) member, Alhaji Musa Araokanmi has been arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for collecting the sum of N1.4 million from one Halimot Olorunlomeru under the pretence that he will assist her to get auctioned car and motorcycles from the police auction sales.

Alhaji Araokanmi was said to have been arrested following a complaint lodged at Ago Iwoye divisional headquarters by the victim, who reported that the suspect introduced himself to her as a member of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), and that he was in charge of Police auction sales.

Halimot, according to statement from the Spokesman of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated further that the suspect advised her to deposit the sum of N1.4 million with him to get a very good car and motorcycles from Police auction sales.

She explained further that since the suspect collected the said amount on June 2020, he had been on the run and efforts to locate him proved abortive, until he was recently sighted in Ago Iwoye.

On the strength of the complaint, the DPO Ago Iwoye Division, SP Noah Adekanye detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was arrested.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect has never been a member of PCRC anywhere  in Ogun state as he claimed. Alhaji Araokanmi was also said to have confessed to the commission of the crime.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed an in-depth investigation into the suspect’s past activities, with the view to arraign him in court as soon as possible.