Corps member arrested after reporting fraud to police

- A corp member currently serving in Akwa Ibom has been arrested in connection with a fraud case

- The young man identified as Ayodeji Felix Olaniyi got arrested after he reported a fraud case involving his bank account

- The news of his arrest was shared by a man identified as Olowoleye Olayinka who claims nothing has been done about Olaniyi's unjust arrest

Despite the deploring state of the Nigerian economy, there are still people who would rather earn an honest living no matter how meager, than go into fraudulent activities to make money. In this story however, it appears doing the right thing doesn't always pay.

Ayodeji Felix Olaniyi, a corp member serving in Akwa Ibom is currently cooling off in the police cell for reportedly doing the right thing. According to the story, Olaniyi who is a bitcoin trader had sold some to a client.

He however became suspicious after the said client paid using a different person's bank account. He reported to a police station in Uyo and was asked to confirm the issue from the bank. However, things took a different turn when his account got frozen and he was arrested.

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Olowoleye Olayinka who gave full details of the incident, had this to say: “Olaniyi was arrested on the 14th of January 2019 (Monday).He is into selling of bitcoin. He sold bitcoin to a client who resides in Delta State. The client hacked a woman’s UBA account in the same Delta State to pay him through mobile transfer to his GTB.

He noticed the name of the client who bought the bitcoin is different from the account name that paid him. He quickly went to police station (A) Division Uyo, on the 12th January 2019 to lay a complain to DPO about the transaction. The DPO was not on seat so he met with IPO and wrote down a statement. On 14th January 2019 (Monday), he went back to the police station (A) Division Uyo, to ensure the DPO was aware of the statement he wrote.

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However, the DPO advised him to go to his bank and confirm the transaction and to also give him feedback of what happened. But on getting to the bank, he discovered his account was frozen. The bank then held him and police from (C) Division at Aka Etina Road, later arrested him and nothing has been done about it. The owner of the hacked account who raised the alarm that led to his arrest, is nowhere to be found till date.”

While the case is currently under investigation, many people hope the young corp member if found innocent, is released as soon as possible.

In a similar story, a Twitter user @umelojoe called for help to find justice for a Lagos state corp member who he claimed was wrongfully arrested during a police raid in Bariga.

The Twitter user revealed that the corp member identified as Eze James, was first detained in Bariga station before he was locked at Ikoyi prison after his case was heard in court. The Twitter user revealed that James was even defended by the NYSC and they had requested for a bail which was denied at the police station.

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