By Chioma Awujo
Operatives of Imo State Police Command have arrested one, Wisdom Mmaduka, 30 years from Onicha in Ezinihitte Mbaise council of Imo State for allegedly defrauding wealthy ladies after proposing marriage to them.
The suspect, according to the police, had, "fraudulent obtained the sum of one Million Four Hundred Thousand Naira, (N1,400,000) via ATM transfer from miss Judith ‘f’ in the guise of marrying her."
Society Mirror learnt that the suspect is already married with kids and his family resides in Naze where he recently built a modern house.
Parading the suspect at the Command's headquarters in Owerri on Friday, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Muhammed Barde, represented by the Command's spokesman, ASP Henry Okoye described him as a notorious and advance fee fraudster who operates with support from his syndicate members.
Briefing newsmen, Barde said, "Intelligence-led investigation and data tracking analysis by detectives of Owerri Area Command led to the arrest of notorious and advance fee fraudster named Wisdom Mmaduka ‘m’ 30yrs, of Onicha who fraudulent obtained the sum of one Million Four Hundred Thousand Naira, (N1,400,000) via ATM transfer from miss Judith ‘f’ in the guise of marrying her.
"In the course of the investigation, the accused revealed that his modus operandi is to go after wealthy unmarried ladies promising them marriage and in the process defraud them of their hard-earned money.
"He has a syndicate he uses as parents and in-laws that he takes these unsuspecting young ladies to in his village in Mbaise for confirmation of his intention.
"On seeing these, the innocent lady will believe he has good intentions thus, he will steal their ATM card, withdraw all the money in their account, and fade into thin air.
"Amazingly, on his arrest six ladies he has defrauded surfaced at the station confirming being defrauded by this same suspect of huge sums of money with the same promise of marriage. But luck ran against him this time and he was arrested."
"One Red Highlander Jeep with Reg No. LLD 54AR he stole from one of his unsuspecting victims Rose Mgbe ‘f’ of Cross River State was recovered. More so, he has a duplex he allegedly built at Naze with the money he got from his fraud dealings.
"He has been arraigned in the Federal High Court, Owerri, and remanded in police custody." he added.
The command also paraded 18 other male suspects arrested for various criminal cases ranging from Armed Robbery, Advance Fee Fraud, Murder, IPOB/ESN Terrorism Activities, Stealing, Receiving Stolen Properties, Unlawful Possession of firearms/Ammunition and Cultism.
According to the Imo police boss, "these are suspects that are evidentially linked to the respective case against them."
He said, "In the course of investigating the aforesaid cases, a total of 11 Assault Rifles including double barrel guns and a total of 25 rounds of live ammunition, were recovered from them.
"Also recovered from these suspects include; one stolen but recovered vehicle, (1) Motorcycles, Charms, five (5) expanded ammunition, Military camouflage, two big iron cutters, master keys, and two stolen but recovered vehicles."
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