The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ekiti State Command, has arrested and arraigned one Abigail Brains Timothy for allegedly obtaining money under false pretenses.
SC Afolabi Tolulope, the command’s Public Relations Officer, stated that on May 25, operatives, acting on a formal complaint and diligent intelligence gathering, arrested the suspect in Benin after a rigorous manhunt.
He explained that Timothy had fled from Lagos to Benin, Edo State, where she was tracked and apprehended.
Her arrest followed allegations of defrauding one Pastor Adewusi Tibatope Samuel and other victims of a total sum of N159,108,364.00.
The suspect allegedly deceived Pastor Adewusi by falsely claiming she had the capacity and connections to procure visas and work permits for 65 individuals whom the pastor introduced to her as his clients.
Following the conclusion of the preliminary investigation, the matter has been formally charged to court.
The case is currently before a competent court of jurisdiction in Ado-Ekiti, with an order from the court for her detention at the Correctional Centre pending the continuation of the trial, the PRO confirmed.
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