IMPERSONATION, MONUMENTAL FRAUD AND THE SMASHING OF A VISA RACKETEERING GANG.
The
Lagos State Police Command has dismantled a major fraud haven situated
at No. 48, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, and operated by a 26-year-old cyber
criminal cum fraud kingpin, Samuel Olowobola Gboyega.
His
arrest followed a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police,
Lagos State, Edgal Imohimi, by one Antonio Kaplanis of the Embassy of
Greece, Abuja, alleging that the suspect had fraudulently obtained huge
sums of money from unsuspecting Nigerians seeking visa to travel to
Europe by claiming to be an employee of the Embassy of Greece with a
mandate to make visa procurement easy for applicants.
Sequel
to the above, the CP Lagos deployed crack detectives from the State
Intelligence Bureau (SIB) to fish out the culprit and his partners in
crime. The detectives swung into action immediately the order was given.
They located the suspect's hideout and carried out a sting operation on
him. During the operation, some Nigerian passports, laptops and other
visa related documents were recovered from the criminal's operating
theatre.
Further scrutiny of the laptop
confirmed that there were documents in the notepad that had different
embassy visas and their respective price tags. It was also seen that the
said Samuel Olowobola Gboyega made false presentations through
publications on his website: www.kukutravels.com, attaching the name of Embassy of Greece to it.
The
CP noted with sadness that the activities of the young man had dented
the image of the nation and greatly embarrassed the Embassy of Greece in
Nigeria. He warned people behind this kind of crime to have a rethink
or have the law to contend with.
Meanwhile, the suspect has been charged to court for the offences he committed.
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