A 22-year-old man, Bakare Ayobami, has been arrested for allegedly buying a car with a fake bank alert, as reported by the Ondo State Police Command.
SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the Police Public Relations Officer, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Akure.
Odunlami-Omisanya said that on October 26, 2023, a case of cybercrime was reported to the police, involving the suspect from Ode Irele in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.
She explained that Ayobami had, on October 20, 2023, at about 1800hrs, gone to a car stand belonging to Mr. Filani Oluwaseun and Mr. Ogbaguwa Oluwasola at Ikare Road, Owo, to buy a Toyota Corolla 2006 model for N4,650,000.00 using a fake bank alert.
According to her, Ayobami Bakare and his accomplice, one Abdullahi Abubakar, aged 26 in Ekiti, were arrested through intelligence gathering by police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad.
She said, “The stolen vehicle was recovered in Osogbo, Osun State, while another Toyota Camry 2014 model valued at N6.2 million suspected to have been stolen, was also recovered from the suspect.
“Other items recovered include one iPhone 12 Pro Max valued at N600,000 and one iPhone 14 Pro, all purchased with fake transfers.”
