Man, 37 arrested for impersonating ‘DSS Director’ in Ondo

Babatunde Omotosho, 37, has been arrested by operatives of Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in Akure, following a tip-off, for parading himself as an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Ondo State.
ABUJAPEOPLE learnt that Omotosho defrauded one Tijani Ayodele of N250,000, under the pretence of helping him to process an online DSS recruitment.
A source privy to the matter explained that, “The said Mr. Ayodele told one of his friends about his decision to join the recruitment exercise of the DSS and informed that he had given the said amount of money to the director of DSS in the state.
“Unfortunately, the friend later found out that the person he (Omotosho) gave the money to process the job was neither in the DSS nor a director as claimed.
“We quickly reported the case to the police and we were advised to tell the OC in charge of the anti-kidnapping squad. They swung into action and apprehended the suspect.”
Femi Joseph, the police spokesman in Ondo State, could not be reached to confirm the arrest.
When contacted, a police source confirmed the arrest, saying, “Our men visited his house at Alafiatayo streets of Akure and the item we found in his house really showed he is a fraudster and must have duped lots of people.”
According to the source, fake printed confirmation letters, walkie-talkie and a vehicle with number plate, YEE 855 AA, were recovered from him.