By Desire Emmanuel
A man who used a fake bank transfer alert to defraud a Point of Sales (POS) operator in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The man, Tosin Akinola, aged 34 years, was apprehended following a complaint that he defrauded the POS operator through the use of a fake bank transfer alert.
Preliminary investigations by the operatives of the state command revealed that the man collected the sum of N40,600 after presenting a fake debit alert to the POS operator, deceiving the victim into believing a successful transfer had been made.
Further investigations revealed that the man had been impersonating a member of the Nigerian Army using a fake military identity card bearing his name, alongside military-related paraphernalia, which he reportedly used to gain public trust and facilitate his criminal activities.
During his interrogation, the man was said to have confessed committing previous fraudulent activities involving multiple victims and he named his accomplice, identified as Feranmi Idoko Godwin, who is currently at large.
At the point of his arrest, items recovered from him included two Opay ATM cards, two UBA ATM cards, two First Bank ATM cards, one PalmPay ATM card and one National Identity Card.
He is expected to be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation into his nefarious activities.
