Osun State Police Command has arrested an alleged serial fraudster in its efforts to dislodge criminal elements from the state.
The suspect, Adeniyi Sunday Talabi, 47, was a resident of Army Barracks Area, Kelebe, Iragbiji Road, Osogbo, the state capital.
A release in Osogbo yesterday by the Osun State police public relations officer, Yemisi Opalola, a superintendent of police stated that the suspect was a manager in one of the branches of First Bank Plc in Osogbo until his suspension from the bank for an offence of fraud,
She disclosed that Adeniyi Talabi obtained money under false pretence (OBT), converted and stole the sum of N650 million in an illegal product called “Proof of Funds”.
The release stated that 35 people fell victims of the nefarious activities of the suspect.
“Investigation into the case has since commenced and the suspect and his accomplices would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation”.
Opalola stated that CP Mohammed Abba has re-assured the people of Osun of the command’s commitment to rid the state of criminal elements and warned the perpetrators of crimes that Osun State would not be a safe haven or a hibernating ground for them.
