The Oyo State Police Command have arrested a 62-year-old imposter,Babatunde Idris for parading himself as a Colonel in the Nigerian Army and possessing fake identities to defraud one Mr. Yinusa Mustapha of the sum of N40m.
The State Commissioner of Police,Leye Oyebade said,Iris was arrested after a petition was filed against him.
He said;
"Following a petition received alleging the fraudulent activities of Idris,the Command's Anti-Kidnapping Squad swung into action and arrested the suspect,who until his arrest fraudulently obtained sums of money from his victims" .
Oyebade also revealed that the suspect promised his last victim,Mustapha,that he would help him with all the certificates for oil importation in 2012,but up to now,that hasn't been done. He failed to complete the deal after the money was paid into his account.
The commissioner added that;
"The suspect forged various letterheads of the Nigerian Army which he issued to unsuspecting individuals and corporate organisations soliciting assistance . He also had many identities under fake names all bearing the status of a colonel.
The suspect said on the other hand;
"I collected N16m from him claiming to be a colonel of the Nigerian Army. I signed the form but truly I am not a military man. One of my brothers is a general in the Nigerian Army.
One day,he gave to help somebody,so I made a copy of it.
"Mustapha wanted me to help him collect certificates for oil lifting and because I knew people who could do it,I collected the money from him but the deal failed.
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