Yobe police arrest fraudsters who pose as NGO representatives and swindle farmers, traders

Yobe State Police Command has actually jailed 3 “inveterate” scammers who camouflaged themselves as a non-governmental company (NGO) and duped their innocent victims, mainly farmers and traders.

Representative of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who revealed this in a declaration on Friday, February 2, 2024, stated that the State Police Commissioner has actually directed a thorough examinations.

According to the PPRO, the suspects duped among the victims out of N78.9 m.

“Having gotten a problem of Criminal Conspiracy Cheating and Criminal breach of trust from one Ibrahim Mohammed and Abubakar Usman of Abasha Word, Damaturu that, one Mohammed Modu of Nayi Nawa Ward, Damaturu gathered 180 bags of maize grains of which each bag was treasured at N40,000,00 lowering to an overall amount of N7,400.000.00 while the payment was accepted be made after supply reached Its location, an NGO based in Maiduguri, as a result, no payment was produced rather a number of days and no items returned,” the declaration checked out.

“The Commissioner of Police directed the State Intelligence Department to perform an instant examination. On the 30th January 2024 the principal suspect, one Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, aged 44 years of ages of Anguwan Sinusi, Kaduna State who was on the run was apprehended in Kaduna State while her accomplice, Sunday Ezra Haruna, aged 35 years of ages, who is the Secretary of the gang and one Ishaku Abdulsallam, aged 40, of Hotoro, Kano State, who worked as Accountant, were apprehended in a various place of Kano and Maiduguri.

“The suspects concentrated on tempting unwary victims mainly farmers and online marketers to an agreement to purchase food Items by camouflaging and providing themselves as NGOs tricking them to purchase without cash

“They likewise require big amounts of their items and with incorrect pledges to pay after providing to a specific location in Borno, Yobe or any location of option under the pretext of contributing them to an IDP Camp.

“After a supply, they will request them to wait on the cash and later on offer them at a present away rate without the victim (s) understanding and haul away the earnings.”