The Special Fraud Unit (SFU),
Milverton, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arrested one Okonkwo Nwachukwu, for fraud and
impersonation based on a petition by one of his victims. The Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu, said the suspect specialised in opening
multiple accounts with different names to defraud banks, other financial
institutions and unsuspecting members of the public.
She said, “In a petition to the
Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the Unit, DCP Zubairu Muazu, dated
February 12, 2014, it was alleged that the suspect appeared at Amuwo Odofin Branch
of Zenith Bank to open a savings account.
“He presented an already completed
savings account opening package with the name Obiozor Ifeanyi and identified
himself as such with a National Identity Card.
“While the customer service office
was checking the documents, the suspect went to the marketing unit and
collected another savings account opening package and completed same with
another name Ogueji Nnamdi.
“This attempt to open another
savings account within minutes with another identity, made the customer service
officer to be suspicious and consequently, she decided to search the system
with phone number supplied by the customer.
“It was then discovered that the
same person had already opened about 25 savings account at various branches
bearing different names.”
Although he confessed to the
alleged crime, the suspect however said the multiple accounts were to enable
him run his business successfully, adding that one Pepper who is still at large
forged all the National Identity Card and PHCN bills.
Isintume-Agu said investigations
are ongoing to unravel the suspect’s motive behind the multiple account
opening.
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