She said that the command, under the leadership of the Assistant Inspector -General of Police, Mr Olatoye Durosinmi, arrested the suspect after receiving a petition from the petitioner. “Based on a petition received from Adesuwa Ogizie, female, a US-based licensed car dealer, that sometime in 2016, Olawuyi contacted her to purchase a Mercedes Benz GLE 350 valued at N30 million. “Olawuyi deceived her, stating that he had instructed his brother Jude Hanslem to make payment on his behalf.
“After the vehicle was delivered to the suspect in Nigeria; the petitioner discovered that the money paid into her account was the proceeds of fraud, ” she said. Ayuba said that a team of detectives attached to Zonal Anti-Kidnapping Unit Zone 2 command, led by SP Abass Gadzama , swung into action and apprehended the suspect. “The suspect was arrested and he volunteered his statement where he confessed to the crime.