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Ex-Plateau Gov, Dariye, cries out over $290k fake Polo watch scam
Former Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye, has petitioned the Nigeria police over an alleged fraud perpetrated by two men whom he accused of selling him a fake Polo luxury wristwatch at the sum of $290,000 (about N400m).
In the petition addressed to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force Intelligence Department (FID), Garki Area 11, Abuja, Dariye who identified the two suspects as Emmanuel Odogwu and Franklin Gideon also known as Kelvin, accused them of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, and obtaining money under false pretences.
Dariye who was the governor of Plateau State from 1999 to 2007, and later became a senator before he was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and convicted of embezzling N1.16 billion in ecological funds meant for the state, recalled that in April 2024, the two men who claimed to be staff members of a luxury watch company, offered him a Polo wristwatch for $290,000.
He stated that he later approached the official Polo Company for verification, only to learn that the watch was a counterfeit and that the suspects were not affiliated with the company.
He said after he realized that he had been scammed, he made several attempts to reach the fraudsters to no avail and based on discrete investigations, he found out that the suspects are high profile fraudsters.
The ex-governor said the case took a different turn when police investigators identified the real identity of one of the suspects as Franklyn Ojo Jatto who had allegedly converted the $290,000 into ₦250 million through a Bureau de Change and transferred the funds to a Keystone Bank account belonging to his company, Franklyn’s Construction Nig. Ltd.
He further revealed that the said Jatto had used N145 million from the proceeds of the scam to purchase a property at Sahara III Estate, Lokogoma, Abuja, and fixed ₦100m in a deposit account.
Part of the petition from the former governor reads:
“I humbly wish to complain against one Emmanuel Odogwa and one Franklin Gideon (aka Kelvin) for Criminal Conspiracy, Breach of Trust, Obtaining Money by False Pretences and Fraud.
“I paid them the money and they promised to supply same. They did supply the Polo wrist but I discovered it was fake. I kindly request your esteemed office to track and arrest the suspect and help recover the $290,000.”
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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