MICHAEL AKINOLA
Police operatives from the Ogun State Command have arrested two suspects, Opeyemi Ibrahim and Dimeji Bakare, for allegedly buying clothes worth N220,000 using fake bank transfers.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Oru Ijebu in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of the State where the victim, Christopher Chukwuma, owned a boutique shop, where the suspects went to buy choice clothes.
This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest of the suspects undergoing interrogation over their alleged conduct.
The image maker stated that one of the suspects was said to have allegedly committed the same crime in 2023, purchasing a generator of N140,000 using a fake bank transfer before they conspired to commit similar crime that has landed them in trouble.
Odutola said, “The Divisional Police Officer of Oru-Ijebu, on 13th January, 2025, at about 11:30 a.m., received a case of obtaining goods under false pretence from one Christopher Chukwuma of Ijebu North Local Government Area”.
“Two young persons without reasonable means of a sustainable source of income were today apprehended when their notoriety of fraudulently paying for goods with the fake alert transfer was detected, and alarm was raised.”
“The suspects, Opeyemi Ibrahim ‘m’ and Dimeji Bakare ‘m’, were apprehended for fraudulently purchasing clothes worth ₦220,000 using fake bank transfers.”
“Further investigation revealed that one of the suspects had previously committed a similar offence in 2023, purchasing generators valued at ₦140,000 using fake transfers.”
“The suspects were arrested with exhibits, and an investigation is ongoing. They will be charged to Court upon completion of the investigation.”