LAGOS:
FAKE VISA AGENT DEFRAUDS FACEBOOK FRIEND OF N900,000
The police have arrested a fake visa agent, Oladele Oyadokun, for allegedly defrauding his Facebook friend of N900,000.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Oyadokun allegedly collected N600,000 from one Adenike Eniola to boost his business.
It was gathered that Eniola and Oyadokun met on Facebook and became friends when he (Oyadokun) portrayed himself as a visa agent and an engineer working with a company in Dubai.
Eniola allegedly transferred the said sum to the account number provided by Oyadokun.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Eniola allegedly introduced a man, Arogundade Ishola, to Oyadokun to help him secure a working visa to Dubai .
Our correspondent learnt that the money was transferred to Oyadokun on December 22, 2017.
It was gathered that after six weeks, Oyadokun claimed that though the visa was ready, there was a delay in the process and further claimed that Arogundade’s flight had been booked for March 10, 2018.
Eniola, however, reported the case at the Alapere Police Station and the police discovered that Oyadokun was operating from Oyo State.
He was subsequently arrested through some of his friends that he had defrauded in the past.
The police prosecutor, Lucky Ihiehie, told the court that Oyadokun committed the offences sometime between November 2017 and March 2018 in Ikosi-Ketu.
He added that the offences contravened Sections 280 (1), (a), and 314 (1), (a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The magistrate, Mrs E. Ikubehinje, admitted Oyadokun to bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties who must be taxpayers with evidence of payment of utility bills.
The case was adjourned till August 22.
@ Punch Newspaper
