Alhaji Ibrahim Ahamido, a self-acclaimed Alfa, has been arrested by
the Maroko Police Division in the Lekki area of Lagos State for
allegedly defrauding a trader identified as Moses Sarah.
The victim was sometime in December, 2015, introduced to Ahamido in
a restaurant in Lekki and Ahamido was said to have boasted he had
special powers that could make him multiply money after prayers.
The 47-year-old Alfa on February 22, 2016, had collected N350, 000
from Sarah and had promised to boost her business by turning the money
to N5m. He, however, absconded with the money, after allegedly giving
his girlfriend, Musa Hawa, part of the money (N100, 000), The Punch
reports.
According to a source, “The woman initially did not believe.
So, he promised to help her bring out her child, who at the time was
arrested by the police for an offence he committed. He prepared some
concoction for her, and just like that, the woman’s son was released.
“Sarah was immediately convinced and she trusted him,” the
source disclosed, adding that she later asked him for help concerning
her business, which was not doing well.”
The suspect reportedly asked her to give him the N350, 000 so he
could turn it to N5m. Sarah said she believed him and gave him the
money.
She said, “I told him I would be travelling to Ghana in
December 2015, and I would return in January 2016. He gave me something
to put under my pillow. He said when I return from my trip, I should
check the pillow and the N5m would be there.
“When I returned, I checked under the pillow, but I did not see
any money. I called him to inform him, and he said it was my fault
because I did not come back on time.
“He said the money came out from the container he gave me, but
when I did not pack it on time, it went back. He then asked me to pay
another N9, 000 so that he could make another charm to repair the
damage.
“It was after I gave him the money and he disappeared that I knew I was dealing with a fraudster,” the victim added.
She, however, reported the case to the police, and after a manhunt, Ahamido was arrested.
On his part, the suspect said he did not mean to dupe the trader. He said he tried to multiply the money, but the charm failed.
“I did not collect up to N350, 000 from her. She even gave me
the money in bits. The total is N150, 000,” Ahamido stated, adding that
he gave his girlfriend, Hawa, N100, 000 to renew their love.
“I will refund the money since her blood was not compatible with the prayers.”
Meanwhile, Hawa denied collecting N100, 000 from him.
She said, “I came to Lagos about 15 years ago. It was about three months ago that Alhaji came to me and said he wanted to date me.
“Three days later, he bought a wrapper for me. I did not know
where he got it from. When he continued buying me more wrappers, I
suspected something was wrong and I started keeping them so that if a
police case arose, I would be able to defend myself.
“He bought me only four wrappers. He never gave me any N100, 000,” Hawa stressed.
The police, however at the weekend, arraigned the duo before an
Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on two counts of obtaining under false
pretences.
The police prosecutor, Sergeant Cyriacus Osuji, said the offences
were punishable under sections 409 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos
State, Nigeria, 2011.
The charge read in part, “That you, Ibrahim Ahamido, and Musa
Hawa, on February 22, 2016, at Marwa Waterside, Lekki, Lagos, in the
Eti-osa Local Government Area, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did
obtain by false pretences the sum of N350, 000 from one Moses Sarah,
with the pretence of making more money for her.”
Ahamido pleaded guilty to the charge, whereas his girlfriend, Hawa, said she was not guilty.
In her ruling, the magistrate, Mrs. J.O.A. Adepoju, admitted her to bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
Adepoju adjourned the matter till March 2 for further hearing.
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