The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, have arrested a pastor Micheal Ogundepo for allegedly defrauding his church member to the tune of N1.6 million over the pretense of procuring a visa for her.
The Public Relations of NSCDC, Daniel Aidamenbor in a statement said Ogundepo, aged 39, a pastor of No 15 Ewu Agbo Street, Ikorodu Lagos was arrested for scamming Miss Fagbuyiro Ajetomobi Yemi of No 110 Osi Igoba Akure, under the pretence of helping her to obtain Visa, to the tune of #1,670,000.
Aidamenbor said the suspect over the last two months fraudulently seized the complainant’s passport and converted her money for personal use thereby denying her the opportunity to apply for another visa.
He said the command invited the suspect severally, but he declined the invitation. He claimed to be outside the country and used a fake international number to call the complainant as a disguise.
The suspect was arrested, when he was invited to collect the sum of #3,000,000 for a visa job, without him knowing it was bait.
Aidamenbor said the investigation has revealed that he has duped several other unsuspecting clients, thereby committing an offense punishable under the Criminal Code contrary to section 419 of Criminal Code Law, Cap 37, Vol. 1 of Ondo State, 2006,and punishable under the same section.
