The men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two ‘white witches’ and two other members of a fraud syndicate who allegedly duped a couple of N14.5m.
The fifth suspect, who was said to be the ring leader, Baba Awotola, was said to have fled on sighting the men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
Ajani, a native of Ilorin, Kwara State, who claimed to be an Islamic cleric, was said to have got the couple into the net of the syndicate.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikemefuna Okoye, who led the police team to the fraudsters’ operational base on Tuesday, said Ajani lured the couple, who were rice merchants, into the syndicate’s net.
Ajani was said to have used the name of a late popular Islamic cleric to hoodwink the victims.
Ikemefuna explained that Ajani, on the fateful day, was dressed in Islamic cassock and hung nine different praying rosaries on his neck.
He was said to have approached the couple around Owode Onirin, Lagos State, and given them a revelation of a problem before them which needed to be warded off through special prayers.
The couple, who pleaded anonymity, said the syndicate, under the pretence of warding off the evil before them, collected N14.5m in three installments.
According to the couple, the syndicate used the two women, Risiqat and Sola as ‘white witches’ who claimed to offer prayers to ward off evil.
The witches, who claimed to have descended from heaven, were said to have demanded money to fly back to heaven.
Ajani said he got the information about the couple from Baba Awotola.
He said,
Ajani was said to have used the name of a late popular Islamic cleric to hoodwink the victims.
Ikemefuna explained that Ajani, on the fateful day, was dressed in Islamic cassock and hung nine different praying rosaries on his neck.
He was said to have approached the couple around Owode Onirin, Lagos State, and given them a revelation of a problem before them which needed to be warded off through special prayers.
He said,
“The suspect also told them to buy a measure of salt and give it as alms to three beggars.He later told the husband to buy a local egg, and used it to pray, circling it around his head three times.”According to the commissioner, Ajani later used the egg as a bait to lure the couple to their den, where the gang began to swindle them.
The couple, who pleaded anonymity, said the syndicate, under the pretence of warding off the evil before them, collected N14.5m in three installments.
According to the couple, the syndicate used the two women, Risiqat and Sola as ‘white witches’ who claimed to offer prayers to ward off evil.
The witches, who claimed to have descended from heaven, were said to have demanded money to fly back to heaven.
Ajani said he got the information about the couple from Baba Awotola.
He said,
“Baba Awotola introduced me to this shady business. He was the one who gave the information about the couple. He promised me a car and a sum of N300,000, but he only gave me and Shehu N100,000 each.”The ‘witches’ claimed they got N5,000 each per visitation
Naaaaahhhhh diz can't be this early morning, yoruba av started again. Latr dey will say itz igbo dat luv money, yoruba luvz d hide and seek money to d extent of using God's name. Fake people nemesis is cumin to u all
ReplyDeleteLMAO! cray cray vizzy
DeleteHahahahahaha as in money to fly back to heaven, only in my beloved naija. Dnt understand hw people still fall victim of dis scam seriously, it's really annoying.
ReplyDeleteVizzy stop being tribalistic,datt's bull shit
ReplyDeleteVizzy don marry you finish na. Shebi him dey talk say 'check your email '
DeleteMake them investigate how the victims got 14.5 milla from.somebody that works hard to make that kind of money cannot just give it our over a fake prophesy without investigating them.The couple's hand is not clean
ReplyDeleteWitches need money to fly back to heaven LMFAO, ROTFL. LWKMD
ReplyDeleteSome sort of ignorance just needs to be educated...
ReplyDeleteLmafo money to fly to heaven and the fools gave them. The yoruba witches should be released and the fools who gave the money arrested
ReplyDeleteVizzy, at least, it is better kidnapping and killing d victims after extorting money from their families.
ReplyDeleteOmo Oba
Vizzy, at least, it is better than kidnapping and killing d victims after extorting money from their families.
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The couple are so gullible.Money 2 fly back 2 heaven?I don go church one time d pastor say i go buy ram or give am 15k 2 buy am,4 my mind i say no be only ram,i go buy Eku ke.Anybody cn tlk n hear 4rm God.All u need is blvin in ur hrt dat dia's God n also have faith dat wateva u ask 4rm God he'll do it.
ReplyDeleteWhite witches ....
ReplyDeletei heard white witches,i was xpectin to see one oyingbo man,i no no say no 2ebola yoruba wmen.mitchew*oke*
ReplyDeleteSo dem don dey pay go heaven? Everytin said in d bible hs cum 2 past, even more dan wat is said in d bible is accomplishin. Yoruba peeps sha, una choi choi
ReplyDeleteLolzzzzz @oke you wicked o..... But this couple sha, they are at the apex of 'MUGUism'..... **RhymeTime**
ReplyDeleteFly back to heaven ke? Lmfo! I'm sure its first class,maybe KLM
ReplyDeleteThey should release the witches asap... Who fall for such scam??? Mumu couple, in this dry economy, you're giving out N14.5M for witches to fly back to heaven. WTF???
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ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Lolx... Na laugh i just do here o.... White wishes, what about blue and black wishes??....
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hahahaha @money to fly back to heaven lol, i have actually fallen victim to these dirty local 419ers many years ago, mine was 3 white witches was used to stage me,but thank God i'm out and above that now!
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419..... typical of 9ja.....
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