Opaque Business: Police Parade 4 Beninoise, 2 Nigerians In Gombe

• I registered business in Benin Republic, it’s genuine – Suspect
  

BY WILLIAM ATTAH, GOMBE – The Police Command in Gombe State on Friday paraded two Nigerians and four Beninoies over allegations of attempting to commit fraud in the North East state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ishola Babaitan, who paraded the suspects before newsmen, gave their identity as Abdullahi Yusuf Adamu, 26 years from Gombe State; Jasper Jacob, 33 years from Taraba State while Dafton Wakon Elysée, Hopko Adolphe, Jamal Salami and Emmanuel Haunukon are citizens of Benin Republic.

CP Babaitan said that during the course of interrogation, the suspects claimed that they are into an online networking business called QNET, adding that it was established that the suspects are into a PONZI scheme to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

He said the Command had on January 18, 2022, at about 08:30 pm, received information that three Hummer buses conveyed some young men numbering about 109.

According to him; “Immediately Police operatives in synergy with DSS were dispatched to the scene and the people were invited to the DSS facility where they were interrogated and later two Nigerians mentioned above were transferred to the Police for discrete investigation and possible prosecution while the four Beninoise were handed over to the Nigeria Immigration Service.

“Later on, the Nigeria Immigration Service transferred the four suspects to the Police”.

While advising the general public to be wary of those they transact business with to avoid being defrauded, the police boss assured that all the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution.

However, one of the suspects, Abdullahi Yusuf Adamu, said the business is not fraudulent because he registered the business in the Benin Republic and has been doing it over there adding that he brought it to Nigeria for his people to benefit from the networking business.

Adamu said that he is ready to go to Court to defend himself, saying that the company’s products such as pieces of jewelry, wristwatches among other genuine products are bought from the company and given to marketers to sell and get their commission.