…..Six pump action guns, three cartridge bullets, a swagger stick, and forged documents recovered
The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Command said that it has arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a fake Army General, for N270million fraud.
A statement by the EFCC on Thursday said, the suspect allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodrf Clearing Resources, that the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(RTD), had shortlisted him and one other to be appointed as Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and that he needed a short grant to ‘’press and process the appointment’’
The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Command said that it has arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a fake Army General, for N270million fraud.
A statement by the EFCC on Thursday said, the suspect allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources, that the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(RTD), had shortlisted him and one other to be appointed as Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and that he needed a short grant to ‘’press and process the appointment’’
He also allegedly forged a letter of appointment as COAS purportedly signed by the President and showed the same to the victim to further prove his claim’’, the anti-graft agency said.
In the said letter, he claimed that he needed to pay a certain sum of money into the coffers of the Federal Government of Nigeria, as part of the requirements for the appointment as COAS.
A statement by the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwajaren, said the suspect in his attempt to defraud the victim, also allegedly forged several documents and the signature of the President.
The statement indicates Oluwasegun was arrested at his house in the Alagbado area of Lagos State on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Uwajaren said that upon his arrest, six pump action guns, three cartridge bullets, a swagger stick, and several forged documents were recovered from Oluwasegun.
The suspect would soon be charged to court as soon as investigations have been concluded, Uwajare said
(Vanguard)
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