The state PRO, SP Chike Oti, in a statement on Thursday, said the Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, ordered detectives to go after the suspect after a complaint from the Embassy of Greece about the activities of the suspect, who allegedly claimed to be an employee of the embassy.
Oti says in the statement:
“The Lagos State Police Command has dismantled a major fraud haven on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, and operated by a 26-year-old cyber criminal cum fraud kingpin, Samuel Gboyega.
“His arrest followed a petition to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Edgal Imohimi, by one Antonio Kaplanis of the Embassy of Greece, Abuja, alleging that the suspect had fraudulently obtained huge sums of money from unsuspecting Nigerians seeking visas to travel to Europe by claiming to be an employee of the Embassy of Greece with a mandate to make visa procurement easy for applicants.
“The CP deployed crack detectives from the State Intelligence Bureau to fish out the culprit and his partners in crime.
“The detectives swung into action immediately and located the suspect’s hideout. During the operation, some Nigerian passports, laptops and other visa-related documents were recovered from the suspect’s operating theatre.”
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