Woman Duped of Her N13m By A Gang Using Fake Dollars

Six fraudsters are now in the custody of the police in Imo State for allegedly defrauding a woman of the sum of N13million. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Enwerem, said that the suspects were arrested at the scene of crime in Owerri within two days, following a tip-off.

He added that two big bags containing fake American dollar notes were recovered from them

The woman said that she was defrauded of N13million but the suspects insisted that they swindled her of only N1.2million, using their fake Dollars scheme.

The PPRO gave the names of the suspects as:

Bennett Okere (57) from Ngor Okpala in Imo State, John Arinze (38) from Nkpor in Anambra State, Angela Emmanuel (29) from Aba Ngwa in Abia State, Chioma Ebo (35) of Obinze in Imo State, Bartholomew Nkwocha (35) from Oba in Anambra State and 42-year-old Chinelo Ani of Nkanu in Enugu State.

They gang, made of three men and three woman, would be charged to court.