Man Declared Wanted Over N60m Fraud

A property developer has been declared wanted by the police for allegedly duping clients to the tune of N60 million.

The man who is the developer of a property located at 38, Thomas Animashaun Street, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos, was said to have collected money from about 105 intending tenants.

P.M.NEWS gathered that the man issued receipts with the heading, Tajudeen Construction Ltd., and head office at 6, Bridge Street, Ebute-Ero, a non-existent address, covering the various payments to all his victims. .

He was said to have swindled his victims of amounts ranging from N300,000.

One of the victims, a banker, Caroline Ebinun, she said: “I came here for accommodation, I saw a guy who said his name is Alhaji Saka and the accommodation.

“I was paying for my parents to park out from where they are staying. I told him I would pay N1,500,000 cash and a cheque of N150,000.

“He collected it and when I demanded for the keys. He told me the house was not in order yet and that I should come back for the keys, which I did, only for me to get to this place and meet a large crowd in front of the house fighting over the place.”

Another victim, Mrs. Bimbo Achi, told P.M.NEWS that, “the money I used in paying for this place is church contribution. Since my husband died, the church had been by my side.

“I am a Redeemer. I want Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola to help us retrieve our money.

“Initially, the case was reported at Soloki Divisional, Aguda, Lagos. Immediately we reported the matter, the DPO of the division arrested the landlady with the man’s accomplices.

“I want the matter charged to court, because the man is an in-law to the landlady and is also claimed to be a party chieftain and he knows how to get himself out of the case,” she said.

The developer is, however, on the run.

Meanwhile, the landlady who is said to be the suspect’s in-law has allegedly agreed to sell the house in order to be able to refund the victims’ money.

The case has been transferred to SCID, Panti, Yaba, for further investigation.

— Dedeigbo Ayodeji