The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Ekiti State Command has arrested a fake travel agent from Oyo state for allegedly defrauding prospective pilgrims to the tune of 13million naira in Ekiti, Ondo and Osun state.
According to a statement by the Spokesman for the command, Tolu Afolabi, the suspect Alhaji Nurudeen Adebayo Razak in 2020 and 2021 collected huge amount of money from Muslim faithful who wanted to travel for Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Afolabi said:Alhaji Adebayo did not process any document in respect of the Hajj exercise instead, he disappered with the money since 2021.
“All effort to trace him proved abortive as he has changed his mobile number but the CTU tracked down the suspect to Oyo state where he was arrested and
brought to Ekiti State.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime and he is assisting the Unit in her investigation. He will be charged to Court as soon as possible
Similarly, the command arrested two persons at Ise- Ekiti in Ise/Orun local government area of Ekiti State for allegedly involving in drug business.
The suspects Kayode Ilesanmi Fagbamigbe 27years and Samson Omotayo 38 years Jr were arrested following a discreet investigation about kidnapping, drug peddling , cultism and armed robbery activities along Ikere/ Ise axis of the state.
Afolabi noted that during the arrest of the suspects, some youths of the community made attacked officers of the command.