Police arrest ex-convict for duping policewoman on Facebook

February 18, 2018 11:25 PM

Balogun was previously convicted for duping a woman, one Bimpe Akinmade, of N950, 000, after claiming to be an NNPC staff based in Port Harcourt.

The police have arrested one

The 46-year-old ex-convict was reportedly taken in by officers of the Ogun State police command.

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Premium Times reports that Balogun was also accused of attempting to dupe a female police officer on Facebook.

Instablog9ja reports that the suspect who is a fashion designer was posing as a staff of NNPC with the picture of the said finance director and has been defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.

According to the reports, Balogun was earlier convicted for duping a woman, one Bimpe Akinmade, of N950, 000, after claiming to be an NNPC staff based in Port Harcourt.

The convict picked up his fraudulent activities again.

The suspect was finally nabbed while trying to defraud another woman on Facebook under the same guise, not knowing that his new victim was a police officer.

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The policewoman reportedly played along with the convict until Saturday, February 17, when he was arrested while trying to collect money from her.

Balogun will be charged to court upon the completion of the investigations.