Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have nabbed a deportee and self-acclaimed U.S. army captain, Taiwo Megbowon, for alleged visa racketeering in Ondo.
Mr Megbowon was alleged to have duped an unsuspecting number of people in Okitipupa LGA of the state after he allegedly disguised himself as a travel agent and promised to help them facilitate visa issuance to America.
Oluyemi Ibiloye, Commandant of the NSCDC in Ondo, disclosed the arrest of the suspect to journalists in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday.
Mr Ibiloye alleged that Mr Megbowon, after duping his victims, ran away from Okitipupa and relocated to Akure to continue with his dubious lifestyle.
He said the long of the law caught up with the suspect after he collected the sum of N300,000 from a female victim and promised her a slot in the U.S. army.
“He had told his victim when they met online on May 2, 2023, that he was an Army captain in the United States and was on annual leave in Nigeria.
“The suspect promised the complainant a slot to work in America and asked her to deposit N300,000 into his bank account.
“After the money was paid into his bank account, he stopped picking up his victims’ telephone calls until he was tracked and arrested in Akure,” the NSCDC commandant said.
He, however, added that the suspect would soon be charged in court to face the consequences of his actions.
During interrogation, the suspect denied being a captain in the U.S. Army but said he had his second degree in the U.S. before he was deported.
