Afrigather The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man recognized as Benjamin Ezeukwe for masterminding and fleecing a whole lot of harmless Nigerians in an elaborate Dangote cement price-slash promo that turned out to be a rip-off.
Lagos State Police Command PRO, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this recognized in an announcement on Sunday.
He added that the suspect, who fleeced unsuspecting harmless Nigerians of hundreds of thousands of Naira, had been arraigned in a court docket of regulation.
“Benjamin was arrested on October 19, 2023, in Rumuolumeni space of Obio/Akpor native authorities space of Rivers State following weeks of intensive investigation by officers of Space A Command of the State Command. Present in his possession had been one Tecno cellphone, one iPhone, three SIM playing cards together with that of 08039691980 which he used for the rip-off and a Toyota Avalon, which investigation revealed to be a proceed of his crime.
“The suspect had in September 2023 created a bogus however convincing on-line advert purportedly by Dangote Cement, claiming an enormous value slash. Quite a few unsuspecting prospects fell prey to the rip-off, shedding hundreds of thousands of Naira to the suspect.
“Investigation has to date revealed that the suspect had perpetrated a number of different related scams. Suspect has since been arraigned,” SP Hundeyin wrote by way of his verified X account.
. stories that the Dangote cement promo was believed to have reaped the suspect an enormous fortune.
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