Two arrested for using fake bank transfer to buy goods in Ogun
The two suspects arrested for buying goods with fake transfers
Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun
By Adejoke Adeleye/Ogun
The Police have arrested two suspects identified as Opeyemi Ibrahim and Dimeji Bakare, for using fake bank transfers to buy goods in Ogun State.
The Ogun Police Command, through its spokesperson, SP Omotola Odutola, in a press release revealed that the suspects were apprehended on January 13, 2025, after they fraudulently purchased clothes worth ₦220,000 using fake bank transfers.
According to the statement, further investigation revealed that one of the suspects had previously committed a similar offense in 2023, purchasing generators valued at ₦140,000 using fraudulent means.
The suspects were arrested with the recovered exhibits, and an investigation is currently underway.
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Odutola said the suspects will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
Matthew caught with stolen motor parts
Meanwhile, the police have also arrested a 59 years old Security Guard, Olaitan Matthew for stealing electric Motor parts at a company where he employed at Tomori Estate in Ota area of Ogun state.
Matthew was who arrested by anti-crime patrol team of Ogun Police Command allegedly confessed that he has been stealing from the company with his friends.
“During questioning, he admitted to the crime, explaining that he had been taking parts and machinery from the company while it was temporarily halted in production.
“An investigation is currently underway to recover additional stolen items from the aforementioned factory,” the police said.
