Lagos state Rapid Response squad has recently arrested 4 members o2 different fraud groups who have been operating in the state.
however, the State command has said that the captured suspect was operating in Ikeja, Maryland, Agege, Oshodi, and Ojudu-Berger were arrested on Thursday 24 and Saturday 26, August 2017. The police Rapid Response Squad has released the names of the two suspects arrested on 24, August, their name are;
The two were reportedly apprehended in Ikeja, after days of being under the surveillance of the police Rapid Response Squad for allegedly defrauding a young lady of N85,000
however, the State command has said that the captured suspect was operating in Ikeja, Maryland, Agege, Oshodi, and Ojudu-Berger were arrested on Thursday 24 and Saturday 26, August 2017. The police Rapid Response Squad has released the names of the two suspects arrested on 24, August, their name are;
- Chinasa Sunday, aged 44
- Osadebe Aigne, aged 30
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| Osadebe and Chinasa image credit: Facebook |
A lady known as Grace Enitan who was one's a victim of the gang reported the case to the RRS headquarter in Lagos State.
while narrating her story to the RRS, she said that she was about going to Ikeja when she saw a taxi and she entered into it, in the course of the journey, she was dumped off the sum of N85,000
The RRS said that after an investigation was carried on, it was discovered that Cchinasa and Osadebe were involved in the scam while their leader is yet to be captured.
After the two suspect were arrested and tortured, they confessed that they were involved in the scam and narrated their parts during the act.
According to Chinasa, She said that her duty was to monitor their victim while the defrauding lasted. she also narrated that she joined the gang due to she lost her job in early February 2017.
Further investigation revealed that the victim was picked up in Olowopopo way, Ikeja.
However, the RRS team also revealed that the second gang was arrested on 27, Sunday, August when they attempted to defraud a food seller identified as Rukayat Aderinwale of the sum of 120,000.
The RRS also said that after defrauding her the sum of 120,000, they went further to collect her jewelry and her mobile phone.
According to her she said;
"I was unconscious during the event, they were leading me away to another location, then I regained consciousness and we were close to some team of RRS officers, immediately I called to their attention and they responded and arrested them."
The names of the other gangs are
- Sunday Atanda, aged 56
- Fausat Tijani, aged 58
Sunday Atanda resides in no.13Pedroo street, Agege while Fausat who is also a pure water seller in Akala, Mushin
However, one of the suspectst has confessed that he joined the gand in order to raise money to meet up with the finacial needs of his family.
The RRS said that Mr Akande has named some of his members who he usually go out to defraude people.
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