Lagos Businesswoman In $1B Phony Deal

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

A Lagos-based businesswoman, Mrs. Victoria Awoniyi, has been duped of N5.7million by a gang of fraudsters who promised $1billion in return for her investment in Lagos.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Ilasamaja area of Lagos where Madam Awoniyi met the conmen who duped her of the money.

It was gathered that the gang showed her the samples of fake dollars and asked her to many Naira to exchange for the dollars. She was said to have been convinced on sighting the bale of American dollars, she then went and brought the whole money.

However, after the businesswoman had handed over the money to the gang, they requested for more money and she started borrowing from friends and relations. After some weeks, obviously hypnotized and later regained her sense she went to the gang’s place but realised she had been duped.

The scam was reported to the police who trailed the suspects and arrested two of them.
The suspects George Osagie, 51 and Makinde Kudus, 28 were arrested and detained at the police station for interrogation.
During investigation, it was discovered two other women named Taiwo Kayode and Adebisi Taiwo were defrauded to the tune of N300,000 and N500,000 respectively who they had promised to double their money to $1m each.

At the FSARS where they were detained, they confessed that they were fraudsters who earned their living by defrauding greedy people.
They claimed that they will not be able to refund the money as they claimed to have shared among all members of their group.
The suspects were later charged before the Ogba Magistrates Court for conspiracy and fraud.
They were charged before the Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. J.O.E Adeyemi- Ajayi and were remanded in prison custody.