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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Wednesday said it has rescued an 81-year-old man from a suspected fraud syndicate operating in Uyo and its environs.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Uyo.
He said the command arrested three suspected members of the fraud syndicate during its operation on Tuesday.
The police spokesperson said the arrest followed a report from a concerned citizen on the activities of the suspects, who specialise in using tricycles to deceive members of the public.
“The Akwa Ibom Police Command wishes to inform the general public that on Feb. 3, at about 3:30 p.m., acting on credible intelligence, successfully dismantled a suspected fraud syndicate operating within Uyo.
“The intelligence provided by a concerned and public-spirited individual revealed the activities of a group of fraudsters, who allegedly specialised in deceiving unsuspecting members of the public.
“The suspects reportedly used an operational tricycle to lure and convey victims, after which they employed deceptive and diabolical means to dispossess them of their monies and other valuables.
“Acting swiftly on the information, operatives of the Command swung into action and arrested three suspects,” he said.
The PPRO said that operatives of the command also recovered the operational tricycle of the syndicate, with registration number UFG-886-QA.
She added that the suspects had confessed to the crime, admitting that they fraudulently obtained money and property from several individuals within Uyo and its environs.
John said that the investigation was ongoing, to identify and reach out to other victims in a bid to obtain their statements, and to effect the arrest of other members of the syndicate
Police rescue 80-year-old man from fraud syndicate in Akwa Ibom
