2 Arrested For Using Governor-Elect’s Name To Swindle People

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

The Police in Ogun State have arrested two members of a syndicate who have been using the name of Ogun State Governor-elect, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to defraud unsuspecting members of the public under false pretence.

The police claimed that the suspects alleged that the Governor-elect asked them to form a Task Force with the name “Keep Ogun State Clean Corps” which they advertised as “Dapo Abiodun Environmental Task Force”.

P.M.EXPRESS reports as was disclosed by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi. He said that the syndicate has been misinforming members of the public that the Governor-elect is planning to employ 10,000 youths on the average of 500 from each Local Government Area. They went further in the said advert that interested members of the public should come forward and register with N3,000 per person.
But in a swift reaction, the Governor-elect in a statement issued by his media aide, Rt. Hon. Remmy Hassan, dissociated himself from the group and warned members of the public to beware of the fraudulent syndicate.

On the strength of this, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Bashir Makama, directed the officer in-charge Anti-Kidnapping/Cultist Section to go after the syndicate with the view to bringing them to book before they will succeed in defrauding people of their hard earned money.
The team embarked on tactical investigation of the suspects and within 24hrs, the efforts yielded positive result when the duo of Hassan Jimoh, who claimed to be the State Coordinator of the group and Taiwo Edun were arrested at different locations.
Different type of letters written to various State agencies and uniform with the inscription “Keep Ogun State Clean” were recovered from them.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police has ordered a thorough investigation of the case; he also directed that all members of the syndicate must be hunted and made to face the law.
The CP therefore advised members of the public to always make enquiries before parting with their money in order not to be swindled by this type of unscrupulous elements in our society.