The
Police yesterday declared wanted 10 bankers over an alleged N125.1 million
fraud scam.
According
to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the names and photographs of the suspects
have been pasted on the notice board of the zone 2 Police Command in Onikan,
Lagos.
The
command’s spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Gbenga Adeoye, told
NAN in Lagos, that it was normal for the police to declare wanted anybody
suspected of crime.
“It is
normal for the police to declare wanted anybody who refused to make himself
available after committing crimes such as fraud, jump bail or murder.
“When
we declare anybody wanted, the photograph, names and contact address of the
suspected fellow will be pasted in the police formation for easy identification
of his or her arrest,” Adeoye said.
The
suspects who are at large, were being investigated over alleged forgery and
obtaining money by false pretence, he said.
A
warrant of arrest has been duly obtained from a Magistrate’s Court in Lagos
State against the suspected fraudsters.
NAN
gathered that the suspects conspired with others to obtain financial facilities
of N15, 055, 541; N10, 894, 478 and N24, 597, 628.
Other
amounts are N9,983,195; N11,114,992; N12,231,958; N8,663,833; N10,827,561;
N5,657,937 and N15,054,383, respectively, from a Bank.
The
suspects are between the ages of 34 and 48.
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