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Fake Army General arrested over N270 million fraud with six guns

  • Claims Buhari nominated him as Chief of Army Staff to scam victim

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a fake Army General, for an alleged N270 million fraud.

The suspect, who posed as a General in the Nigerian Army, allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources, that President, Muhammadu Buhari, had shortlisted him and one other to be appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and that he needed a short grant “to press and process the appointment.”

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