Police Arrest Man For Defrauding Banks, Govt Of N816m

One Odeleye Oluwabukola Moses, alias Beedel, has been apprehended for allegedly scamming five firms and a government agency to the tune of N816 million.

The 50-year-old man was arrested by detectives from the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi.

The suspect, who is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Beedle Strategic Investment Co. Nigeria Limited, is alleged to have defrauded five multinational companies operating in Nigeria and one federal government agency.

The police said the suspect paraded himself on social media as a successful contractor with a special interest in civil engineering, real estate, supply, and importation of heavy equipment.

It was learned that the suspect used 11 LPOs of five multinational companies and a federal government agency to remove the said sum from different accounts.

It was also gathered that he used the money to live an expensive lifestyle and build a mansion which he used as the head office of his fraudulent company.

The Public Relations Officer of SFU, Eyitayo Johnson, said he was eventually tracked down to his hideout on June 24 after weeks of discrete investigation.

Johnson explained that the suspect operated in connivance with former and current procurement staff of targeted companies to forge the LPOs and approached numerous banks and investment companies with proposals to finance the LPOs and payback between 30 and 60 days to make the LPO financing appear juicy.