NSCDC Arrest Man For Advertising Fake Eggs On Social Media
The Nigerian
Security And Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command has arrested one
Bright Joseph, a 24 years old man who dupes unsuspecting members of the public
by selling nonexistent eggs on social media.
According to the
agency, the suspect collects money from his online customers when he knows
fully well that he has no eggs to sell.
Emmanuel
Ocheja, the Osun State Commandant of the NSCDC in a statement released by the spokesperson
of the command Adigun Daniel, stated that the suspect was arrested on 26 Jan
2022 at Zone VI Apete areas Owode-Ede, Osun State.
Based on Information from
the NSCDC, the suspect is a holder of the National Diploma Certificate from
Auch Polytechnic.
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He allegedly advertised
the sales of eggs on his Instagram page by falsely claiming that he operated a
farm called choice Farms and that his farm is located in Ogbogbo Ijebu Ode Ogun
State.
“A
37-year-old man, Halima Ashifa, who resides at Sango Otta, Ogun state signified
interest in the supply and established contact with the suspect. She eventually
made a cash transfer of a total sum of N55,000 in two installments of
N7500 and N47,500 for the eggs on 21 and 25 of January 2022 respectively.
“The
money was deposited in a GTB account which the suspect claimed was the account
belonging to his company secretary whereas the account number belongs to a
Point of Sales (POS) operator at Owode-Ede,” NSCDC explained.
According to the NSCDC, the suspects do not
have any poultry or eggs as claimed on social media. The commandant of the NSCDC has said that the
suspect would now be charged to court as soon as possible.
