WE USED COKE, GROUNDNUT OIL FOR 7YRS TO DUPE PEOPLE- SUSPECT

 

A 43 year old man identified as Aminu Adamu ( aka Kelvin) has revealed how they had used soft drink known as coke as well as groundnut oil to defraud people of their hard earned money for good 7 years.

Aminu, an indigene of Edo State who resides in Jos, Plateau State was arrested in Yola, by the operatives of the Police Command on the 1st January, 2023 while trying to dupe a lady known as Elizabeth.

One other suspect identified as Kingsley, an indigene of Anambra who introduced himself to lady as foreigner to be precise from Togo, managed and escaped being arrested.

The fraudsters who started operating in Abuja, for about 7 years ago, defrauded alot of Nigerians while using coke and groundnut oil.

NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the suspect was nabbed, while trying to dupe Elizabeth, whom they had defrauded of the sum of N400, 000, in December last in Bauchi state.

Elizabeth, who hails from Adamawa State and into the business of supplying liquid fertilizer, fell victim of the syndicate while serving as corp member in Bauchi State.

She first met with Kingsley while shopping in Bauchi market in November last year where he pleaded with her to assist her as he is from Togo, and that he brought some goods to woman in Bauchi State.

He told the lady that the woman asked him to supply the said goods to her, but that on his arrival to Bauchi, he called her line but it was not reacheable and gave her the phone number to try.

While the lady was trying the woman's line, the man showed her a piece of paper with a residential address and told her that it was the woman's address and suggested that they should meet a man who was very close to them for assistance.

Kingsley, narrated to them that he brought some goods to the woman from Togo, and that the custom officers impounded it at the Jos and Bauchi border and presented the piece of paper containing the address to him.

The man offered to assist him to take him to the house since he knows the place and pleaded with the lady accompany him in order to help the foreigner who became stranded.

Reaching the said place in Bauchi, Kingsley and the man asked Elizabeth to accompany them to a particular house, but the lady refused and said she will wait for them in the car.

On their return from the house, the duo called a particular number where its owner picked, and told them that he is a custom officer who impounded the goods, and that they needed 2000 dollars equivalent to N2million before releasing the goods.

The said custom officer further told them that if they can raise N1million, they can release half of the goods to them.

It was at this juncture that Kingsley, who was holding an handkerchief and a small container, wrapped a black piece of paper he had brought from his pocket in the handkerchief.

He used the chemical in the container and washed the handkerchief and behold the paper became N1, 000 note.

They told the lady that the chemical is known as "All Purpose Chemical" and only sold at hospitals to politicians or anybody who has a "permit" unknown to her that it was a coke mixed with a groundnut oil and the money was put in the handkerchief by Kingsley.

It was at this point that Kingsley, asked the man to return back to shop and sell his cement in order to raise the sum of N800, 000 and asked the lady whether if she has money to contribute in order to supply the chemicals so as to make money.

Elizabeth, told them she had N50, 000 in her account and that she will transfer it to him, but Kingsley refused and said that they should go to the bank and withdraw and give him cash.

Immediately after the lady fininshed her transaction at the bank, the other man called them and informed them that he had raised N800, 000 and that they should meet and go to the hospital and buy "cameleon powder" use in mixing the chemical. 

After they had met, the duo asked the lady to contribute another money to buy "cameleon powder" and that they will use it make millions so that they share it, but she told them she had no money.

On the 4th December, 2022, the lady transfered the sum of N60, 000 and few days later N110, 000 and later transfered another money she had realised from supplying liquid fertilizer of a company which amounted to N400, 000.

Few days later, the fraudsters started rejecting her phone calls where she went and reported the matter at the police on the 14th December, 2022, and gave police phone numbers of the fraudsters to the police.

The lady was said to have reported the matter after she regained her senses.

Kingsley and Aminu Adamu (aka Kelvin) came down to Yola, where as fate will have it, met with Elizabeth at the Jimeta ultra modern and the lady was able to identify Kingsley.

Aminu who first met the lady in Yola, applied the same method used in Bauchi but failed, but the lady who was conscious enough, raised an alarm which led to the arrest of Aminu.

While at the police headquarters in Yola, Aminu, admitted committing the crime, confessing that they were in Yola because people are yet to know their tricks unlike in Jos. 

He said that they used coke and groundnut oil which looks like mercury, and that their victims hardly notice when they will put N1000 note in the handkerchief.

The image maker of the police command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, assured that the suspect will be charged to court upon completion of investigation.