Fidelis David in Akure
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State have arrested a middle aged deportee, Megbowon Olumide Taiwo, in Akure, the state capital, over an alleged visa scam.
The suspect was said to have defrauded unsuspecting number of people in Okitipupa in Okitipupa council area of the state under the guise of facilitating their visa issuance to the United State of America.
The state NSCDC Commandant, Oluyemi Ibiloye, while parading the suspect, said after duping the people he absconded from Okitipupa and relocated to Akure, where he was arrested by his men.
He stated that the suspect claimed to be a Captain in the United States Army and collected N300,000 from a female victim whom he promised a slot to work in America.
He said: “On February 20, a complaint of visa scam was reported against the suspect. He had told his victim when they met online on May 2, 2023, that he was a United States of America army officer on annual leave in Nigeria.
“The suspect promised the complainant a slot to work in America and asked her to deposit N300,000 into his bank account. After the money was paid into his bank account, he stopped picking up his victim’s telephone calls until he was tracked and arrested in Akure.”
The commandant disclosed that the suspect had made a confessional statement about the crime, saying he committed the offence as a result of overwhelming conditions.
While speaking, the suspect, Taiwo, said: “I am not a Captain in the US Army. I obtained a Master’s degree in the US before I was deported.
“I collected the said amount because I was planning to relocate to another country.”
