Police Arrest Student Who Impersonates Lagos State Commissioner of Police to Raise School Fees on Facebook
The
police in Lagos have arrested a polytechnic student, Obinna Collins,
who allegedly impersonated the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai
Owoseni, to defraud some members of the public.Punch learnt that 21-year-old Collins allegedly opened a fake Facebook account in the name of the CP, through which he solicited funds to run a non-existent charity.
Collins,
who hails from the Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State,
told our correspondent that he impersonated the CP to raise money to pay
his tuition fees and meet other needs in the school.
According
to the police, Collins was trailed and arrested after defrauding one of
his victims ─ a woman ─ who he allegedly asked to send N20,000 to his
account.
Our
correspondent gathered that the woman, after realising that she had
been duped, reported the matter at the Lagos State Police Command
headquarters, which eventually led to Collins’ arrest at a filling
station in the Ikeja area.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro,
Collins, who claimed to be an Electrical Engineering student of the
polytechnic, said he had defrauded only one victim before his arrest.
He added that he was looking for money to pay his school expenses.
He said, “I opened a Facebook account
for the Lagos CP in September. I chose the CP of Lagos because I knew
it was a popular office. I opened the account as a means to sustain my
studies. I opened it to help myself in school. I only defrauded a woman.
She sent N20,000 to my bank account.
“The
lady’s name is Ronke. She said she wanted to date the Commissioner of
Police, and she wanted to also meet me. She added that she had feelings
for me. I told her that I run a charity and had a group of boys that I
sponsored their education. So, I asked her to send in a support and she
sent the money.
“I
was arrested by the police at a filling station in Ikeja. I did not
know the lady had reported me after paying the money. I came to the area
to meet her and I was arrested.
“Now, I feel guilty that I went into this.”
Our
correspondent gathered that the suspect, who allegedly uploaded the
photo of the Lagos CP and a welcome speech, had reached out to members
of the public to send in money to his charity.
The
Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said he did not operate on the
social media, but only on the official police platforms.
He said, “I have never operated a Facebook account
and I will not. You can only find me on official police platforms which
are on our booklets. Members of the public should be wary of impostors
who want to defraud them by dropping names.”
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