By Ekamma UBA, Senior Staff Writer
A 41 year-old man identified as Francis Uyanwunne who had paraded himself as an operative both the Department State Service, DSS, Nigeria Police Force, NPF and Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to dupe unsuspecting members of the public is currently cooling his heels in prison custody.
The suspect who had since been arraigned was arrested in Lagos after he allegedly defrauded one John Ogbuka of N290,000 under the false pretence of assisting him facilitates the release of an undisclosed criminal suspect in the custody of the EFCC. Sources informed that moments after Uyanwune obtained the money he disappeared into thin air and abandoned his ‘client’ to his fate.
CrimeWorld weekly was told that the matter was reported at the Area Command Ogba, Ikeja where Police detectives swung into action looking for him. He was however, arrested in a pub and whisked away for interrogation. When a search was conducted at his residents, letter headings of the DSS, EFCC and the Police were found. The Police also recovered the insignia of the Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC in his possession which he was probably using to deceive people to believing that he was an operative of the impersonated agencies. But at the Ogba Magistrate court sitting before Magistrate E.O. Ogunkanmi, the accused pleaded not guilty to the criminal charge of obtaining money under false pretence. He was therefore, granted bail in the sum of N100,000.00 with two sureties in the like sum. He is to however, remain in prison custody pending when he was able to perfect his bail conditions while the matter had been adjourned for mention.
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