Beware!! A group of persons suspected to be fraudsters are fleecing unsuspecting buyers by selling water as kerosene.

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Leadership reports that the fraudsters operate within
Asaba and its environs (Delta state).

Investigation revealed that the cartel have defrauded
several persons in the last two weeks including Kate
Ndulue, a middle-aged business woman who is based in
Asaba.

a cooking gas seller along Okpanama road in
Asaba fell victim to a 2-man gang of fraudsters who
offered 25 litres of water to her as kerosene.

“I was in my shop looking for customers when suddenly
two well-dressed young men alighted from a tricycle and
came straight to me. After introducing themselves as
business men, they claimed they were hungry and I directed
them to a nearby restaurant. A few minutes later they came
out saying they had exhausted their money and they could
no longer go back to Benin”.

“They told me they have 25 litres of kerosene and they
brought it out and I gave them N 2, 000 as they requested.
As soon as they left, the surface substance in the container
smelt kerosene. I took some to cook for my children, only to
discover it was water and not kerosene. I raised the alarm
that attracted neighbours to my store. But the fraudsters
had disappeared for an unknown destination” she
lamented.

 police public relations officer in the
state said the police are trailing the fraudsters who in
recent times have defrauded several persons in Asaba
and its environs.

She warned members of the public to be wary of
fraudsters who disguise as business men.

Meanwhile, a notorious robbery suspect
identified as Boy Raggae was killed by
police operatives in Abraka during a gun
battle.

 The 25-year old suspect was said to have
been harassing the people of Abraka in the
last two years and had allegedly robbed
severally before he was nabbed.

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