Fraudster Nabbed for Swindling Electronics Company with Fake Bank Alert

A suspected serial fraudster, Abdullahi Rauf has been apprehended by police detectives attached to the Obantoko Division of Ogun State Police Command. Rauf,42,of Ayetoro Road, Olomore, Abeokuta Ogun State was arrested for defrauding an electronics company and stealing electronic items worth three million naira. While confirming the arrest, the PRO of the command, DSP Muyiwa Awojobi stated that "the suspect is presently cooling his feet in custody of the police at Obantoko for proper investigation".
In a statement signed by the PPRO, he stated that "the suspect,who is fond of defrauding companies, met his waterloo when the owner of the recently duped electronics company located in Abeokuta discovered that his company's account with one of the new generation banks was not credited with any money contrary to a bank alert that had earlier been received some days to its confirmation".

Adejobi stated further that "he raised alarm and reported to the police operatives attached to Obantoko Division who then placed the suspect under surveillance before he was eventually apprehended on Monday, January 19th. The suspect has confessed that he always signs cheques and pays in the cheques on Fridays having knowledge that the bank with which the cheques are dropped would definitely alert the owners of the accounts of payment of such amount even when the cheques have not been cleared ,and that he knows that he has no kobo in his account. By the time the cheques get to the clearing house, it will be discovered that they are bounced cheques and the company(or other affected individuals) will not be able to get the expected money. In other words, the bank alert would deceive the company to release goods to the suspect with the hope that the suspect has paid into the company's account".
Adejobi continued that "the suspect has confessed to the crime and helping the police in its investigation. Almost all of the stolen or fraudulently acquired items have been recovered by the police. The suspect will soon appear in court after the ongoing strike of the judicial workers".
The Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG Ikemefuna Okoye, who is supervising the Ogun State Police Command for now has directed that there should be thorough investigation into the matter and that the Divisional Police Officer in charge, Obantoko Division spreads her tentacles to carry out thorough investigation into the matter at least to have justice done and serve as deterrent to those who are so dubious;and alert other people of a new modus operandi of Fraudsters in the state and Nigeria at large.