Monday 18 November 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Police Arrest Lawyer for Alleged Fraud


A legal practitioner who was identified as Jude Umar has been arrested by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigerian Police, Lagos, for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians of their money under the guise of helping them acquire new cars.
Confirming the arrest, SFU Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu, said sometime in May 2013, the petitioner alleged that he met the suspect in Abuja who introduced himself as a car dealer.

She said, “SFU in its continuous effort to rid the society of fraudsters has arrested one Jude Umar who doubled as a legal practitioner and a car dealer under the company name JETUA International Services licensed to import vehicles, to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians.
“The complainant stated that he indicated interest and parted with the sum of N1,035,000 out of N1.2million requested by the suspect for Mercedes Benz ML 320 Jeep with the agreement that the balance will be paid at the point of delivery.
“He stated further that the suspect convinced him to sell the only car he had to augment the money for the car but that he stopped picking his calls as soon as he collected the money.
The suspect who was arrested and has since confessed to the alleged crime, said he used the complainant’s money to solve his financial needs and had only deposited the sum of N180,000 in Cotonou for the said Jeep.
Isintume said the SFU Commissioner of Police, Tunde Ogunsakin, instituted an investigation and it was revealed that the suspect  had intention to defraud the complainant from the onset since the money he collected was diverted to other use rather than what it was meant for.

She said investigation is on-going, adding that the suspect would be arraigned in court soonest to serve as a deterrent to others.

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