24-year-old Bright Joseph has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State command for advertising fictitious eggs on social media, in the process dupe unsuspecting members of the public.
In a statement by NSCDC, Bright was reported to have collected money from his online customer with the intention to deceive, knowing fully that he had no eggs to sell.
The spokesperson of the NSCDC State command, Adigun Daniel, in a Press Release
stated that Bright Joseph was arrested on January 26, 2022, at Zone VI,
Apete area, Owode-Ede, Osun State.
The statement further noted that the suspect who claimed to be a holder of a National Diploma Certificate from Auchi Polytechnic advertised the sales of eggs on his Instagram page by claiming he operated a farm called Choice Farms located in Ogbogbo, Ijebu Ode, Ogun state.
Part of the statement read thus:
“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 actually belongs to a Point of Sales (POS) operator at Owode-Ede,” NSCDC explained.
The agency added that contrary to his claim on social media, the suspect did not have poultry or eggs, with the commandant of NSCDC revealing that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as possible.
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