Security & Crime
Police Arrest Three International Fraudsters In Lagos
Operatives attached to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested three suspects with alleged specialty in forging cheques of international banks.
The suspects, the police said, were also notorious for impersonating foreign celebrities.
Innocent Odumosor, 27, Ajie Samuel Chukwudi, 31, and Godwin Divine, 19, were arrested at their Lagos residences by detectives of the zonal Anti-Corruption Unit, following intelligence report on their activities.
Alleged ring leader, Odumosor, it was gathered lived in a four bedroom flat inside Ocean Freeze Estate, Ologoro, Ikate, while his deputy, Ajie resided at Star Times Estate, Ago Palace Way, Okota.
According to the police, the suspects operated with syndicate members based abroad.
Odumosor and Ajie, sources said, confessed to have defrauded victims to the tune of N400m in the last four years.
During police interrogation, the suspects were said to have given vivid details of their exploits, including how they purchased tools from Xeet.com which they used to commit the crimes.
They narrated how they impersonated famous foreign celebrities and defrauded the Bank of America of several millions of dollars.
In his confessional statement, Odumosor, a university graduate, said the tools they purchased from the named website above, were used to tamper with the softwares of foreign banks in order for them to get information needed for cloning sensitive details.
He said he started internet fraud in 2021, two years after graduating from the university, adding that he learned the ropes through the internet from sites like “Xeet.PW and Monove.com”.
Giving details about the software, he said: “It works with the software of different foreign banks. We clone cashier cheques and contact other members of the syndicate overseas to source for foreign accounts where they can log in the cheques.
“The victim unknowingly cash the cheque and sends it to the account our syndicate will provide. The victims are randomly chosen and engaged in long chats before we strike. “We normally load the account, and the victim will be chatting with any member of the syndicate resident abroad.”
“I specialize in loading of foreign bank accounts by buying loading tools from different websites such as Olux.TO, Monove.com, and Cheap.com at different prizes ranging from $10 to $100. I get different foreign bank accounts from other members of the syndicate and I load money into the account. The foreign banks are mostly in USA.
“We share proceeds of our loot 50/50. The latest transaction I had with Ajie was that of $350,000 cash cheques from Bank of America and the beneficiary is Babara Franks. I got $150,000 as part of my share using my Access bank and it came to be N230m.
“I used part of it to buy Mercedes GLE worth N120m and used the remaining to take care of myself, my family, and my music career. I use my I-Phone 16 Promax and Labtop to do the deals. I pay N10m for my four bedroom flat at Ocean Based Estate at Ikate,” he said.
Police investigation revealed that after they received proceeds of their last exploits on March 28, 2024, Odumosor acquired a Mercedes 223 GLE valued at N250m while Ajie bought a Mercedez GLE 221 worth N150m.
The share of the third suspect is said to still be cooling off in his bank in Nigeria.
Ajie alias Pappy, a Mechanical Engineering graduate, said he got $50,000 from their deal stating that he was a middle man during negotiations.
It was gathered that detectives are collaborating with the International Police with a view to rounding up other members of the criminal syndicate based abroad and that they have already confiscated international passports of the suspects.
They are also said to be beaming their searchlight on all the banks connected with the activities of the suspects with a view to ascertaining if there was internal connivance.
When contacted, the AIG Zone 2, Adegoke Fayoade confirmed the arrest of the suspects stating that investigations were still on.
A 30-year-old man, Ofobuike Damian, has appeared before an Abakaliki magistrates’ court 2 for stabbing his aged mother to death.
Damian, whose address was not provided, pleaded guilty to a count of murder.
The Prosecutor, Mr. David Njoku, Senior State Council, told the court that Damian committed the offences on March 19, 2026, at Ohatekwe, Ukawu, in the Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi.
Njoku said the defendant caused the death of his mother, Mrs. Onyema Damian, by stabbing her with a knife in the back.
He noted that the offence was punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap 33 vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State, 2009.
The defendant, who had no legal representation, told the court that he killed his mother for refusing to bathe him.
“I don’t know what really happened, but I can remember that I killed her over her refusal to bathe me,” he told the court.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Chinedu Agama, ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional centre, as the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
Agama ordered that the case file and exhibits be forwarded to the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) for advice.
He, therefore, adjourned the matter to April 9.
Tragedy struck in Kano yesterday when a 30-year-old man, identified as Mutawakilu Ibrahim, allegedly stabbed his grandparents, Muhammad Dansokoto and Hadiza Tasidi, to death following an altercation over food.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna, said the suspect, believed to have been under the influence of intoxicants, used a knife to stab both victims multiple times, inflicting severe injuries.
The victims were rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, where medical personnel confirmed them dead. Their corpses were later released to their relatives for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
According to the police statement: “On September 25, 2025, at about 9:30 a.m., a resident of Kofar Dawanau Quarters reported that one Mutawakilu Ibrahim, aged 30, had a quarrel with his grandparents, Muhammad Dansokoto, aged 75, and Hadiza Tasidi, aged 65, over a food-related disagreement.
“During the altercation, the suspect allegedly used a knife to stab both victims in various parts of their bodies, causing severe injuries. The suspect, suspected to be under the influence of intoxicants, has since been arrested.”
Haruna added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Homicide Section, for discreet investigation.
He assured that the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of investigations.
A missing teenager, Master Lawal Wahab, 16, has been found dead with his heart, wrist and genitals harvested by persons suspected to be ritualists.
The deceased, until his mysterious disappearance, had been staying with his grandmother, before he was declared missing by his father, Mr. Lawal Olumide.
However, his lifeless and decomposed body was discovered along the Old Express Road, Igbile-Ijebu on July 23rd, 2025 with his remains severely mutilated.
The Ogun Police Command, which confirmed the incident, said it is investigating case, suspecting to be a ritual murder.
The spokesperson of the command, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Omolola Odutola, said officers from Omu-Ijebu Division have arrested suspects identified as Salawu Omikansola (25 years) ‘m’, Serefusi Agemo ‘m’, and others in connection with the murder.
Odutola said one of the suspects had made a voluntary confessional statement, which was also recorded on video.
According to her, investigation revealed that the boy’s head, both wrists, heart, and genitals had been gruesomely removed—suggesting ritualistic motives.
The police spokesperson, however, added that the deceased has been buried in accordance with Islamic rites due to the state of the remains.
He said: “The case file, alongside exhibits, is being prepared for immediate transfer to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, for further discreet investigation. Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to arrest other fleeing accomplices.
“The Ogun State Police Command condemns this heinous act and assures the public that justice will be pursued to its logical conclusion.
“We urge citizens to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the nearest police formation.”
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