An Ukpo Chief Poses as Police AIG’s Aide, Dupes Onitsha Traders of Millions
Dark cloud is gathering at Ukpo in the newly created Zonal Police Headquarters, Zone 13 as an Ukpo self styled High Chief duped Onitsha traders of millions. The Chief known as Izuu Nwabueze among his people is said to have invaded Onitsha where he duped traders money running into millions claiming he is the Zone 13 AIG frontman.
According to reports the Chief Izuu Nwabueze found his way into the Commissioning Ceremony Committee of Zone 13, from where he began his criminal operations. Having taken many pictures with the AIG Danmallam Mohammed, the Chief was said to be claiming to be the AIG forntman and then lured traders to part with monies in exchange for AIG’s contact, protection and blessings. It is reported that money running into millions had been given to the fraudulent Chief before information got to the Police about the man’s activities.
The Ukpo High Chief claimed also, that he has been assigned to refurbish and furnish a befitting residence for the new AIG. He used this as a bate to visit various notable Anambrarians, collecting millions from them for a development that was never taking place.
The self acclaimed aide also created a fake Zonal Police Stakeholders Committee. He lobbied various victims and collected a minimum of one million Naira each to become a member in the fake non existant Police stakeholders committee.
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Our reporter got wind that Archbishop Ibezim of Anglican Archdiocese on the Niger visited the Ukpo Police Zonal Headquaters over the same issue yesterday. It was gathered that the Anglican cleric mobilised his brother Bishops and raised monies on demand of the Chief an Anglican Knight. The millions the Bishops contributed were also made away by the Chief and the AIG never got wind of it until yesterday. It was reported also that many traders who paid money to Chief Izu Nwabueze came to the Zonal Headquaters with their money transfer tellers to prove their claims.
Though the issue is discussed widely among the Ukpo people as their elders and town union struggle to exonerate the Community from the fraud yet the leaders refused to talk to the press. Their calls or reply sms sent to them by this reporter was not returned. The President General of Ukpo Community Union, Chief Hon. Oyiliagu told our reporter that he is busy with preparations for his late father’s funeral holding on Friday and cannot attend to his questions. Calls to Igwe Ukpo His Majesty Igwe Dr Rob Eze, didn’t go through. Prince Engr Arthur Eze could not be reached to react to the matter. while a prominent Ichie of Ukpo, simply said “Ukpo cannot be part of any fraud” and asked our reporter to disassociate the Community from any fraudulent act.
Chief Izuu Nwabueze was detained briefly yesterday at Zone 12 on the orders of the AIG but was released to go and return the monies to the owners within seven days or face prosecutions.
Its unfortunate. The Nigeria Police Force need to curb all these excesses. Same things Happen everyday. Onitsha is the bedrock of most of these atrocities. They use PCRC as base to extort money from People. They always fight for recognition and superiority and most of them are jobless and use same as means of livelyhood. In Onitsha, you wiil see persons parade themselves as PCRC Area Command, PCRC Central Police Station, PCRC Zone 9, PCRC Police Commissioner’s close friends.etc. All these are done to protect themselves from crimes related to fraud and extortion. Most of them scout out for People that are having issues and con them into using petition to Police commands for assisstance. Kindly do your investigative journalism to confirm