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Police nab ex-banker in Edo over N14.9m fraud

Published

10 months ago

July 28, 2023

Operatives of the Nigeria police, Edo command, have arrested a 35-year-old ex-banker, Gift Igbinosun, over alleged N14.9 million fraud.

The command’s Spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspected fraudster, allegedly defrauded his victims, Mr John Nnamdi and Mr Obasogie Henry Osagieduwa, of more than N14.9 million.

Briefing newsmen in Benin on Friday, Nwabuzor said the suspect, a woman and ex-staff of Keystone Bank, allegedly defrauded the victims of their monies under the pretense of wanting to help them get new naira notes.

Nwabuzor said the command’s State Intelligence Bureau operatives, on a tip off, arrested the suspected fraudster on July 20.

According to him, the operatives arrested the suspect on allegations of impersonation, conspiracy, advance fee fraud, obtaining money by false pretense, fraudulent conversion and stealing, as contained in the petitioners’ petitions.

Nwabuzor said the suspect allegedly paraded herself as a staff member of the bank and fraudulently obtained the sum of N7,350,000 from Nnamdi.

He said the suspect, in a similar manner, also fraudulently obtained another sum of N7,600,000 from Osagieduwa.

“They gave her the money with the hope that as she is collecting the money, she would replace them with new notes, not knowing that she was no longer working with the bank,” he said.

Nwabuzor noted that investigation into the case had been completed and the suspect would soon appear in court.

Speaking on her involvement, the suspect said she used to give Nnamdi mint currency for a reasonable commission “but I couldn’t meet up any more, so I was owing him.

“The second person, Henry, I have returned N2.5 million to him, leaving the balance of N5.1 million.

“This has been going on for some months now. I was sacked by the bank about two years ago” she said.

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Ex-Sports Minister laments after hospital neglected him for hours over N80000 deposit

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3 hours ago

May 11, 2024

Ifunaya Emeka

A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has recounted how a hospital in Plateau State did not attend to him because of the non-payment of the admission deposit.

Dalung said he fell ill on Wednesday, May 8, and went to the unnamed hospital for treatment but that the hospital refused to give him treatment because he had yet to make an admission deposit despite holding his medical records. The former minister said he regained partial consciousness later and transferred the deposit before he was attended to.

“I took ill on Wednesday, arrived at the hospital & shortly became unconscious after doctor’s interviews. Was ferried into emergency ward but abandoned for over 4 hrs due to non payments of admission deposits. Regained partial consciousness later did the transfer of deposit.

After that, I fell into unconsciousness again for about 7 hours. To God be the glory, I have been discharged after 3 days & recovering. Were it not for partial consciousness to pay the deposits, I would have been Mr. late. Many Nigerians have gone this way. Where is our humanity?

I was then admitted into the ward and given medical attention. This is the hospital that has my medical records. The last medical checkup I did about 2 months ago was there, but suddenly, I became a stranger because of non payments of deposits even with the so-called name. Hmmmm”

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Osun Poly Student, Olanrewaju Olatona killed by hit-and-run one-way driver

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3 weeks ago

April 18, 2024

Ifunaya Emeka

A Student Of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, has died after being hit by a trailer driver on Monday, April 15.

The Accident was said to have occurred when the driver, who was reportedly driving against traffic, collided with the motorcycle conveying a student named Olanrewaju Olatona and another passenger along the Ikirun-Osogbo road area of the state.

Due to the severe impact, Olanrewaju Olatona, a National Diploma 2 student, suffered fatal injuries. He died at the scene.

Olatona, who was the Financial Secretary of the Department of Mass Communication, was preparing for the one-year Industrial Training programme.

The driver fled the scene after the accident and has not been apprehended.

Subsequently, Osun State Polytechnic students organised a procession in front of the school gate and blocked the expressway for several hours.