Nigeria police arrest lawyer, 6 others over alleged attempt to defraud businessman of N250m (photo)

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- The police say Kayode Oshiyemi was arrested while trying to extort N250 million from Olufowobi

- The Ogun state command which confirmed the arrest, says Oshiyemi was caught red-handed

- They will be arraigned after investigations are concluded

The Ogun state command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the arrest of a lawyer, Kayode Oshiyemi, and six others for allegedly conniving to extort N250 million from a businessman, Shakirudeen Olufowobi.

Premium Times reports that Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the arrest of Oshiyemi and others on Sunday, July 1, saying the action of the law enforcement agency followed a petition to in which the businessman and farmer alleged the lawyer and some hoodlums were after his life.

The police spokesperson mentioned the other suspects as Adeborode Ogunlaja, Sodiq Owolabi, Abolaji Alabi, Mukaila Abolaji, Abiodun Adebayo and Abolaji Adebola.

According to Oyeyemi, the petitioner who runs Al Amin Farm situated in Imagbon area of Ijebu Ode, claimed that the lawyer made several attempts to make him part with millions of naira.

He said after failing to make him pay the money, he perfected a plan with the hoodlums to robe him in a case he knew nothing about or get him kidnapped for ransom.

According to him, the alleged hoodlums were arrested earlier on in his farm for stealing.

Oyeyemi said the commissioner of police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu, directed the officer in charge of FSARS, Uba Adam, should conduct an investigation into the issue.

“In compliance with the CP’s order, the outfit embarked on a technical-based investigation and also technically monitored the activities of the said lawyer,” he said adding that the efforts of the police paid off when the lawyer was caught on tape planning with the others to use any possible means to make the businessman pay the N250 million.

“On interrogation, Mukaila Abolaji narrated how the lawyer in collaboration with Adeborode Ogunlaja lured him into the plan to fraudulently extort money from the complainant and how the money will be shared among them, stating that he reluctantly keyed in to the plan because of the amount of money involved.

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“In his own statement, Abiodun Adebayo who regretted knowing the lawyer, accused him of once using him to profess a fake miracle in a crusade organised by one of his pastor friends where he was asked to tie a live tortoise on his chest and come out while the crusade is going on to confess been a strong member of an occultist group who is disturbed by the pastor’s prayer.”

The report said the suspects would be charged to court as soon as the investigation was concluded.

NAIJ.com earlier reported that the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Ogun state chapter, has arrested the General Overseer of the God’s Favour Ministry, Iba, Lagos state, Daniel Onwugbufor, and an accomplice, Israel Animashaun, for alleged car snatching.

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