Suspect, Olabanji Oguntayo A warden at the Saviour Anglican Church in Abeokuta who resides in Oke-Ata area of Abeokuta, the Ogun St...
Suspect, Olabanji Oguntayo
A warden at the Saviour Anglican Church in Abeokuta who resides in Oke-Ata area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has been apprehended by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly duping a businessman of N18.5 million.
According to a report by Premium Times, the church warden identified as Olabanji Oguntayo, allegedly took over some landed property of the victim, Jacob Erinle, and sold them without remittance of the sales.
It was gathered that the arrest of the suspect was effected following a petition written to the police by a Non-Governmental Organisation on behalf of the victim, a pensioner who doubles as an elder (Baba Ijo) of the same church the suspect serves.
The petition accused the suspect of issuing dud cheques, obtaining money by trick and threat to life.
While speaking to a correspondent, sources said that the suspect had earlier been invited by the police on May 17, but was granted bail having produced a surety and agreed to re-appear on May 25.
The 54-year-old suspect who was re-arrested on June 12, and pledged to return the money, jumped bail and defaulted, while his surety also absconded having failed to produce him, a police source said.
The police have, however, resolved to charge him to court for obtaining money under false pretence, stealing and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.
When contacted, the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident, stating that the authority would soon charge the suspect to court.
“It is a case of fraud amount to N18.5million. The suspect had earlier jumped bail before he was rearrested and on completion of investigation, he would be charged to court,” Oyeyemi said.
