Two herbalists who have been deceiving unsuspecting members of the public are now cooling their heads in police net.
Akin Ogunsemi and Shina Fatola after they were arrested by the police
The Enugu state police command has apprehended two suspected fraudsters, who specialised in masquerading as herbalists to defraud unsuspecting members of the public, have landed in police net in Enugu.
According to Punch, the suspects identified as Akin Ogunsemi and Shina Fatola said to be indigenes of Ijebu Igbo in Ogun State were apprehended at Ukwuoji, in the Emene area of Enugu, on May 1, 2018, by men of the police Anti-Cult Unit.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this on Friday. He said that Ogunsemi and Fatola were apprehended based on intelligence concerning their activities.
He explained that the duo specialised in masquerading as herbalists to swindle their unsuspecting victims and dispossess them of money and other valuables.
Items recovered from the suspects upon their arrest are some fake foreign currencies, charms and other suspected shrine materials.