A 17-year-old woman has been detained by the police in Osun State for reportedly using social media to lure her victim from Lagos to Osun.
This was announced on Tuesday in Osogbo by SP Yemisi Opalola, the command’s spokeswoman.
Opalola claimed that on June 28, the victim was persuaded to travel to Ikire, which is a local government area in Irewole.
She claims that after making plans with additional suspects, the girl allegedly forced the man to give up his phone, which they then used to transfer N1.5 million from his bank account.
A complainant stated to the Ikire Police Division on June 28 at around 1:30 p.m. that he had met a girl (name withheld) online and that they had been corresponding.
“He added that he was later invited to come to Osun from Lagos State by the girl.
“He stated further that, when he came to Ikire, the girl lured him to her boyfriend’s house where he met some unscrupulous elements who attacked him and collected his phone, which they used to transfer the sum of N1.5 million from his account.” she said.
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The police spokesperson added that immediately the case was reported, police detectives swung into action and arrested the suspect and one Ariyo Ayobami at their hideout.
She said preliminary investigation also led to the arrest of another accomplice, while efforts were on to arrest other suspects.
Opalola also said officers of the command on July 10 arrested two suspects in Ilorin, Kwara, in possession of a car stolen at gunpoint from a complainant’s residence in Osun.
She said that the victim on May 11, reported that he was attacked by three men, armed with guns and other dangerous weapons at his residence.
The hoodlums dispossessed him of his valuables and two Toyota Camry cars valued over N12.46 million.
Opalola said intelligence gathering thereafter led detectives of the command to Ilorin where one Abdulwasiu Jato and Kolawole Iwalaye were arrested in possession of one of the stolen cars.
She said that another suspected stolen car, a Toyota Corolla 2012 model, was found in their possession.
Opalola said six other armed robbery suspects terrorising motorists at Aba-Ede Junction on Osu-Ile-Ife highway, were also arrested on July 9, by the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad.
The command spokesperson said all the suspects would be charged to court after completion of investigation.
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