Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) had arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a fake Army General, for an alleged N270m fraud.
The suspect, who posed as a General in the Nigerian Army, allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources, that President Muhammadu Buhari, had shortlisted him and one other to be appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and that he needed a short grant “to press and process the appointment.”
A statement by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity of the anti-graft in Ilorin Kwara State, said the accused allegedly forged a letter of appointment as COAS purportedly signed by the President and showed the same to the victim to further prove his claim.
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In the said letter, he claimed that he needed to pay a certain amount of money into the coffers of the Federal Government of Nigeria, as part of the requirements for the appointment as COAS.
Oluwasegun, in his bid to defraud the victim, equally forged several documents and the signature of the President.
He was arrested at his house in the Alagbado area of Lagos State on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
Upon his arrest, six pump action guns, three cartridge bullets, a swagger stick and several forged documents were recovered from him.
It was revealed that the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations concluded.
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