The police in Lagos State have arrested a 26-year-old painter, Moses Olaitan, who impersonated Oba Elegushi, Saheed Elegushi, to dupe an unnamed United Kingdom (UK)-based woman of N51 million. The suspect and 48-year-old Segun Olusola had used the names and pictures of the Oba of Ikateland to collect the money from the woman for a fake marriage proposal and rites. Olusola has since been arrested by the police, claiming to have only received N3.5million from the money. The prime suspect, Olaitan had posed as Oba Elegushi and proposed marriage to the victim whom she met on Facebook. The suspect said “before then, I had some pictures of Oba Saheed Elegushi on my Facebook account.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 29, 2021 18:58 UTC