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Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested two suspected fraudsters, Emeka Akuma and Moses Asuquo, over fake bank alerts.
A statement by the command’s Public Relations officer, Odiko Macdon, on Wednesday, said Akuma was arrested with a Lexus 330 car in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on January 18, after buying the car with a fake bank alert.
The second suspect, Asuquo, was reportedly apprehended on January 17, while attempting to use a fake bank alert to defraud two people of N200,000.
The statement partly read, “The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on January 18, 2021, relying on credible information that a Lexus 330 salon car was bought with a fake bank alert at FESTAC Town, Lagos State, trailed the said car to Uyo via Abia State.
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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two men in Uyo for using fake bank alerts to make purchases and operate a POS in the State.
This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon on Wednesday in Uyo, the State Capital.
He said the two suspects Emeka Akuma, was arrested for buying a car with fake bank alerts while Moses Asuquo was arrested for defrauding his clients with fake bank alerts.
The statement noted that Akuma used the fake bank alerts to purchase a vehicle in Lagos which he brought to Uyo through Abia State with a fake number plate.