Lagos State Police command has arrested a woman, Biola Simon for allegedly defrauding bank customers after giving them fake prophecies in the Dopemu area.
Simonwho came from Ibadan, Oyo State, was arrested on Thursday by the Dopemu Police Division, after one of her victims reported her to the police.
It was also learnt that her suspected accomplices fled when they heard she has been arrested.
PUNCH correspondent learnt that the policemen had recovered a sum of N150,000 the woman swindled out of her victim.
A police source at the Dopemu division said Simon belonged to a four-member syndicate that specialised in defrauding unsuspecting bank customers in the area through fake prophecies.
He said, “In her statement, she confessed that the syndicate’s mode of operation was to lurk around bank premises, while her role was to accost a bank customer suspected to be with money.”
“The suspect explained that she would pretend that she was new in Lagos and asked for direction from the victim. Simon would subsequently make shocking spiritual revelations about her victim, after which she would advise that a special prayer must be offered for the victim.”
“The next move was to take the victim to a nearby place where the three other accomplices were waiting and they would replace the money withdrawn by the victim with disposable papers, covered with a few naira notes.
“A man who the suspect tried to swindle on Thursday of N150,000 raised the alarm, and a police patrol team in the area apprehended Simon.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed Simon’s arrest.
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