Ondo Police Arrest 22-Year-Old Man For Buying ₦4.6m Car With Fake Bank Alert

 A 22-Year-Old Man identified as Bakare Ayobami, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly buying a car with a fake bank alert.

Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, in a statement on Wednesday in Akure, said that on October 26, 2023, a case of cybercrime was reported to the Police, involving 22-year old Bakare Ayobami of Ode Irele in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.

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The statement noted that Ayobami on October 20, 2023, at about 1800 hrs, had gone to a car stand belonging to Mr. Filani Oluwaseun and Mr. Ogbaguwa Oluwasola at Ikare Road, Owo, to buy a Toyota Corolla 2006 model for the sum of N4,650,000.00 using a fake bank alert.

The PPRO said Police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad through intelligence gathering, arrested Ayobami Bakare and his accomplice, one Abdullahi Abubakar, aged 26, in Ekiti.

“The stolen vehicle was recovered in Osogbo, Osun State, while another Toyota Camry 2014 model valued at N6.2 million, suspected to have been stolen, was also recovered from the suspect.

“Other items recovered include one iPhone 12 PRO Max valued at N600,000.00k and one iPhone 14 PRO, all purchased with fake transfer,” she said.

Odunlami-Omisanya revealed that Ayobami confessed to the crime, adding that he would be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.