The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a phony military general, for N270 million fraud.
The suspect, who pretended to be a General in the Nigerian Army, allegedly told the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources, that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, had shortlisted him and one other for the position of Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and that he needed a short grant “to press and process the appointment.”
He is also accused of forging a letter of appointment as COAS purportedly signed by the President and showing it to the victim to prove his claim.
In the letter, he claimed that as part of the requirements for the appointment as COAS, he needed to pay a certain amount of money into the coffers of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
In order to defraud the victim, Oluwasegun allegedly forged several documents as well as the President’s signature. On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, he was arrested at his home in the Alagbado area of Lagos State.
Six pump action guns, three cartridge bullets, a swagger stick, and several forged documents were recovered from him during his arrest.
According to further investigation, Bolarinwa made headlines in 2020 after shooting at #EndSARS protesters in Abule Egba.
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