Three individuals have been apprehended by the Nigerian Navy for attempting to defraud innocent Nigerians by using the photographs of Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff.
It was alleged that the suspects, identified as Oladele Opeyemi Daniel, 23, Eriwole Ogunlana, 24, and Mubarak Mayegun, 24, planned to use the images to give the impression that their security organization, the Gallantry Intelligence Corps of Nigeria, was working with the Nigerian Navy.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft’s Commander, Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, the suspects were apprehended on September 1 during a patrol in Isolo, Lagos, following reports of their fraudulent activities.
He went on to say that the suspects were given to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Panti on Tuesday for additional investigation.
“In a significant development to prevent swindling the general public, the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft patrol team apprehended three impostors within the vicinity of Isolo, Lagos State.
“This operation, conducted on 1 September 2023, was initiated in response to alarming reports of fraudulent individuals featuring the image of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral EI Ogalla, in printed posters being circulated. The impostors sought to deceive the public into believing that there exists a false collaboration between an illegal security outfit, tagged Gallantry Intelligence Corps of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Navy.
“The arrested suspects were identified as Oladele Opeyemi Daniel (23), Eriwole Ogunlana (24) and Mubarak Mayegun (24). The suspects have been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti on Tuesday, September 5, for in-depth investigation and prosecution”, Oguntuga said.
