Operatives of the Zone-2 Police Command Onikan Lagos has arrested a fake Customs officer who claims to be procuring Customs auction vehicles for people.
The Zone 2 command under the leadership of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Ari Muhammed Ali on 12th of April 2023 received a petition written by one Josiah Kashim Utenwojo ‘m’ and one Dominic Okoh Henry ‘m’ and swung into action to arrest one Rakiya Musa ‘f’ who claimed to be an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service in charge of Public Auction Unit at Tin Can Port, Apapa Lagos.
Rakiya lived in the Nigeria Air Force Mess Apapa for three months, thereby making her victims believe she is a Customs officer.
Upon receipt of the petition, the AIG immediately detailed some crack Detectives attached to the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department to investigate it and they immediately swung into action.
After a detailed investigation, it was revealed that the victims were introduced to Rakiya by one Akinwande Kayode ’m’ (a retired Naval officer) that she should help them procure Auction Vehicles from the Nigeria Customs Service.
Based on the foregoing, the sum of Three Million two hundred thousand naira (3,200,000) was transferred to Rakiya’s UBA personal account. Immediately the fund was received, she became incommunicado, and it was then dawned upon them that they had been swindled, as all efforts made to reach her proved abortive.
However, after a painstaking investigation, she was arrested at Abuja where Customs ID card and Customs Clearing Agent ID card were recovered from her and she was brought to Lagos for proper investigation.
The Zonal PRO, SP Hauwa Idris Adamu further revealed this to the media and general public that “during investigation, she confessed to have been impersonating as a Customs Officer in order to defraud unsuspecting members of the public and that she has been in the business for over 15 years”.
“She also claimed to have given the sum of One Million Naira (1,000,000) to her boyfriend Akinwande Kayode from the Three Million Two Hundred thousand naira(3,200,000) fraudulently obtained from the victims”.
“In light of the foregoing, the general public is advised to be wary of the antics of this fraudster who has been swindling unsuspecting members of the public of their money”.
Consequently, investigation is still in progress and the suspect will soon be charged to court on completion of investigation.