U.S-Based Car Dealer Faces Trial Over Alleged Fraud

PAUL IYOGHOJIE

The police in Lagos Island have arrested a United States-based car dealer, Anifowoshe Abdulrasaq, 35, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N3.7m from two customers with the pretext to sell two vehicles to them, but instead he allegedly converted the money to his use.
After investigation by Sgt. Toluwalose Odiyeye and his team, Abdulrasaq, a resident of 18, Church Street, Shomolu, Lagos and a native of Offa, Kwara State, was arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a three-count charge of stealing.
Police prosecutor, Sgt. Nicolas Akpene informed the court in charge No M/41/2016 that the accused committed the offence between 12 August and 27 October, 2015 at Odunfa Street, Lagos Island.
Akpene told the court that the accused collected the sum of N2.4m from Bakare Shefiu to sell a Lexus 2006 model SUV to him and N1.3m from Rukayat Bolaji Gobir to sell a Toyota Camry 2009 model to her, but instead the accused converted the money to his personal use and fled to the United States of America.
He said when all efforts by the complainants to retrieve their money or the cars from the accused proved futile, they reported the matter to the police.