72-Year-Old Man, Others Arrested As Police Raid Scammers’ Shrine (Photos)

72-year-old man has been arrested alongside others, following a police raid at a scammers’ shrine in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.

The
shrine which is employed to swindle unsuspecting members of the public
was busted, after vigilant residents alerted the Ago-Iwoye Police
Division, prompting the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Ade
Adedoyin, to detail his men on the onerous task of trailing and tracking
the fraudsters.

Eight members of the syndicate including the
72-year-old man were arrested after the police raided the shrine. The
arrested suspects were identified as Abiodun Bamgbopa, 72; Olashile
Raheem, 35; Nureni Raheem, 32; Raphael Joseph, 24; Ganiu Olawale, 24;
Adenubi Semiu; 25, Mustapha Lukman, 39 and, Raimi Ramoni, 42.

The
State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi who
confirmed the arrest of members of the syndicate, said;

“The
suspects were apprehended and taken to Ago-Iwoye Police Divisional
Headquarters, where they were interrogated and confessed to be
fraudsters, adding that, they posed as spiritualists to their victims,
with enormous powers of cleansing all sorts of problems. With this, many
have been defrauded in millions”.

“Meanwhile, the State
Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered a thorough
investigation into the activities of the syndicate, whom he said should
be charged to a court of competent jurisdiction as soon as the
investigation is completed. He equally advised members of the public to
beware of the antics of fraudsters pretending to be spiritualists”,
Oyeyemi added.