Operatives from Zone 2 Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old man, Balogun Olamide Yusuf, for allegedly defrauding a visa seeker of N11 million under false pretenses.
Yusuf, posing as a travel agent, reportedly promised Mrs. Kolawole Olorunjuwon a Canadian visa but failed to deliver after receiving the money.
However, the suspect allegedly converted the funds for personal use and went into hiding.
The disappearance of the suspect forced the victim to petition the the Assistant Inspector General(AIG) of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, prompting officers to launch an investigation.
The Police acting on intelligence traced Yusuf and arrested him at a hideout in Lagos.
The suspect was arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Tinubu, Lagos Island, on a three-count charge of impersonation, theft, and conduct likely to breach the peace.
According to the Prosecution Counsel, ASP Francis Igbinosa, the alleged crimes took place between September 2023 and July 2024 across Lagos and Ogun states.
Igbinosa told the court that Yusuf had collected money under the pretence of assisting the victim to secure a Canadian visa.
However, after receiving the funds, he became unreachable, switching off his phones.
The charges against Yusuf falls under Sections 168(1)(b), 314, and 280(1)(b) of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015.
Magistrate Sodiq Bello granted him bail in the sum of N3 million with two sureties of the same amount and adjourned the case to January 2025 for mention.
Meanwhile, the suspect remain in custody at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, until he meets the bail conditions
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