Police arrest 2 for collecting N5m on church building

The police have arrested two suspects, Kwatun Kwasu, 43, Ahmed Hadiza, a 29-year female for allegedly defrauding their unidentified victims of N5 million in Edo State.

The suspects who hail from Kaduna State collected the money from their victim on the pretence of rebuilding a destroyed Church in Maiduguri, Borno State.

Parading the suspects, the Edo State command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the suspects were arrested by the operatives of the command while carrying out an investigation into a case of fraud reported by the victim.

“The suspects were alleged to have called on a notable personality in Edo State with the intent of defrauding him by making an appeal that they want to set up a committee to see that a particular church is rebuilt,” he said.

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He said because the man had the fear of God keyed into and paid N5 million to their account but thereafter he realised that the people were not genuine.

Chidi said the victim reported the matter to the police and the suspects were arrested, adding that they confessed to the crime.

In an interview with journalists, Katum who hails from Kaduna State said, “Yes, we defrauded him of N5 million.

“We used the money to pay for hotel accommodation and feeding. We lodged in a hotel and we were paying N8,000 per night. We have exhausted the money. We were in the hotel when the police arrested us.”

Hadiza on her part, said, “We are soliciting funds to rebuild a church that got burnt in Maiduguri and he requested for our account and sent us the money.”

-”I am a graduate and there is no job. We spent the money on feeding, accommodation and other things. We are left with nothing now.”