Customs ‘Officer’ In Fake Car Auction Deal

[Shola Sholaz]

Ogun State Police Command said, yesterday, that it had arrested a young man Peter (other names withheld) for allegedly defrauding a man under the pretence of selling a car to him through public auction by the Customs Service.
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Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement in Abeokuta, said Peter resides at Osomurika Road, Igarra in Edo State, but committed the crime in Agbara, Ogun State.
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According to Adejobi, the suspect was, however, arrested at Auchi Edo State on September 16, following a manhunt for his arrest by the police detectives from the Agbara Division of the Command.
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He said: "Mr. Amune had already collected N200,000 from his victim, Mr. Johnson Umeugoji, who claimed to have seen the announcement of the auction placed on internet by the suspect.
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"The victim paid the money into the bank account of the suspect in Auchi.
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"The suspect had told his victim to meet him and his colleagues at Agbara for the public auction, purportedly carried out by Customs.
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"The victim, who eventually realised that he had been duped, reported the matter at the Agbara division and the DPO, Ayo Sonubi, swung into action, leading to the suspect's arrest.