A den of fraudsters, called, 'Pokuku Shrine' has been
unearth by Ogun State Police Command at Pokuku Village in the area of the
state. According to the police, the den was until Wednesday allegedly used by
suspected fraudsters to carry out different forms of criminal activities such
as fraud.
The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ilyasu, on Wednesday
said the police raided the shrine, a two bedroom bud house after an
intelligence report on criminal activities being perpetrated there.
The shrine, located in the remote part of the village, contained
effigies, fake foreign and local currencies and other fetish objects.
Ilyasu said the shrine was raided by the Federal Special
Anti-Robbery Squad, and one of the suspected fraudsters, Haruna Moshood, was
arrested, while three other accomplices escaped. He said many victims had been
duped by the fraudsters, who were also said to be kidnappers.
He said, "This is a house of horror where different kinds of
criminal activities had taken place. Following diligent and intelligent
information of our special operatives, FSARS stormed this horror house and we
discovered that it is a receiving end of kidnapped victims.
"It is also a place where suspected kidnappers dispose
property of their victims. We have been able to recover different denominations
of fake dollars and nairas. By the time we arrived here, we did not see any
victim, and some of the suspected kidnappers escaped. However, we were able to
arrest one of the leaders, identified as Haruna Moshood. I appeal to the state
residents to be cautious so that they will not become preys in the hands of
criminally-minded people."
Moshood said they were into fraudulent activities, adding
that their victims were people looking for quick money. He said one of them
usually hid in one of the rooms and would be talking as an “oracle” to deceive
their victims. He said the effigies were also there to deceive their victims.
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There's nothing one will hear or see in these western states...
ReplyDeleteGood for them.
ReplyDeleteWhat s pity for greedy people.
ReplyDeleteThey'll rut in jail.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure they don't kill there also.
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