The suspect, who hails from Irakhor village in
Esatko Local Government Area of Edo State, was said to have introduced himself
as a civil engineer before Pastor Adewale and took to his heels after
fraudulently collecting the said amount. For more story
This was
contained in a press release issued by the state police command and signed by
its image maker, Micheal Ada, a copy of which was made available to the
Nigerian Tribune on Sunday, in Lafia, the state capital.
According to the release, the suspect, after duping
the church, relocated to unknown place with his family and changed his phone
number in the hope that he would never be traced.
“The pastor could not believe the sudden
disappearance of “Brother Moses Inobeme” as he was fondly called by members of
the church. Having waited for months without any clue about his whereabouts,
the pastor reluctantly reported the matter to the police.
“The police, on receiving the report, swung into
action immediately and on February 14, at about 11.00 a.m, detectives attached
to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Lafia, demonstrated their
professional competency, traced the suspect to Jos, where he was arrested.
“The pastor said it started like a dream sometimes
in August, 2012 when Moses entered the church, declaring his intention to join
the church. He was given a warm reception by the church and was also accorded
all privileges of a member. Moses told him that the owner of a land adjacent
the church consented to sell it to the church. The pastor believed him and
released N3.1 million to him to procure the land on behalf of the church,” the
release added.
While commending his men for this breakthrough and
astute performance, Ibrahim Tarfa, in charge of SCID, advised members of the
public to beware of fraudsters going about claiming to have solution to
problems.
From: Tribune
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