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Six Arrested in Lagos Over Fake Street Lottery Scam, Student Loses Phone and ₦100,000

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, commonly known as the Taskforce, has arrested six individuals suspected of operating a fraudulent lottery scheme at Iyana-Ipaja. Eyes Of Lagos reports,

The suspects — Amaike Nelson, Kenneth Opuana, Oguntade Olusegun, Ogologo Obi, Goodluck Abel, and Oluwafunmilayo Adebimpe — were apprehended after authorities received intelligence about their street-based scam targeting unsuspecting members of the public with a rigged number-picking game disguised as a lottery.

According to the Taskforce, one of the victims, a 19-year-old student identified as Rukayat Kamilu, was lured into the trap when a member of the syndicate posed as a confused participant and asked for her assistance in picking a supposed “winning number.” Upon engaging, the group seized her mobile phone and demanded ₦100,000 for its return.

Acting on a tip-off, operatives led by Taskforce Chairman CSP Adetayo Akerele raided the scene and arrested all six suspects. Several empty Android phone boxes believed to be used as props for the fraudulent operation were recovered at the location.

In a statement, CSP Akerele condemned the criminal act and reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to maintaining public safety in Lagos.

“We are determined to safeguard Lagosians from these con artists. Street fraud and extortion will not be tolerated,” he said.

The suspects were arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court on charges of conspiracy, theft, gambling, and extortion. They all pleaded guilty and have been remanded in custody pending the next court hearing scheduled for August 7, 2025.

The Lagos Taskforce is urging residents to remain vigilant and immediately report any suspicious street activities to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.

https://eyesoflagos.com/six-arrested-in-lagos-over-fake-street-lottery-scam-student-loses-phone-and-₦100000/

There is one like that at idumota na and they have been there for years

Look at how ugly they all look. Street urchins

Crime peddlers
Always looking to inflicting pains on unsuspecting victims.

This one na mixed breed o.

No winner, no vanquish for the checkers.

Wahala for onitete.

Lottery is haram!

Betting is haram!

Gambling is haram!

Chai
I remembered losing my phone to these idiots back then in Ikosi road, Ketu.

You would think the people surrounding them are onlookers or potential players like you but that's not true because they work hand in hand.

I cried my eyes out that day

You go clear... This 9ja is something else... Abi now .... Trap to scam

They should be jailed for years

Which kain wahala be this , this comment wey I write for up no be quality comment abi una think say the more you write the more quality it becomes

What a combination. These are the people complaining Nigeria is bad while others are busy doing legit and cashing out. Buhari was right afterall.

Nigeria a crime scene, because tribalism streets are being renamed, now another person is taking advantage of it

They came all the way from the developers' zone to employ gullible yorubas into their dirty scheme.

They look dirty.
Wetin be not enough content. Wetin Seun wan take content do?

Lagos government need to arrest those boys at Idumota Tom jones junction.

Okay, finally they've been arrested. They're everywhere. I always wonder if they work together with government officials because they operate openly and illegally. I still saw them at berger bus stop late week.

Iyana-Ipaja?

Abeg, hope it's those ones opposite African Zion Church... Wey the two fair ladies wey dey among them, I no see them for the picture

later nairaland agbero chairman yarimo will bail and recruit them to defend agbero chairman

Semaj77:
They should be jailed for years

Which kain wahala be this , this comment wey I write for up no be quality comment abi una think say the more you write the more quality it becomes

this system is failed , they are open to all eyes and they are easy to pick the security agency shouldn't be allow them to even operate in first place, once they start picking them up as example, others will go to hidden

They have several ways of doing it.
Go to most popular mechanic villages and streets in Lagos. You will see them with lottery numbers on papers and household items like soap, vegetable oil etc - all up for win and people are falling for it.

Old scam. They just tell you to pick a number and once you lose it, they seize your phone. Saying you just played their lottery. Before you know it, many of them are around you and they tell you to go and get money to regain your phone or money.
This is indirect robbery. The police have known about these urchins for a long time. Infact, the last time someone complained about it, there was a police van nearby. It's obvious they pay the police. I hope Lagos can be cleared of these criminals. They should return back to their villages and do farm work if they are unemployed.

Mexyz:
Chai
I remembered losing my phone to these idiots back then in Ikosi road, Ketu.

You would think the people surrounding them are onlookers or potential players like you but that's not true because they work hand in hand.

I cried my eyes out that day

You should have followed up by reporting them to the police like the lady did to get them arrested. We have a right to insist justice is done.

Mexyz:
Chai
I remembered losing my phone to these idiots back then in Ikosi road, Ketu.

You would think the people surrounding them are onlookers or potential players like you but that's not true because they work hand in hand.

I cried my eyes out that day

why are you lying

What year and which place at ikosi

Cos i stay at aladelola street ikosi for 20yrs before relocating to egbin ijede

This is the end result of unemployment and joblessness. Get these youths skilled

Why did she play street game if she wouldn't abide , if sha had won no she will say they should pay her ..her grid got the best of her

These are the Agbadorianists giving us problems in Lagos.

In Lagos, you must stay alert, the hungrier people get, the more desperate and fraudulent some become.

The suspects — Amaike Nelson, Kenneth Opuana, Oguntade Olusegun, Ogologo Obi, Goodluck Abel, and Oluwafunmilayo Adebimpe

ONE NIGERIA

Oh..You see red
E everything about it is staged to scam
Setup comprises of a table,multiple empty cartons of new phones,one supposed Organizer,one supposed player who just won,like 4-5 people hailing the winner and one person staying a little distance away from the group enticing passersby about someone that just won.Once you branch,it’s all over for you

cityboylagos:
Six Arrested in Lagos Over Fake Street Lottery Scam, Student Loses Phone and ₦100,000

https://eyesoflagos.com/six-arrested-in-lagos-over-fake-street-lottery-scam-student-loses-phone-and-₦100000/

Nigerians need to be reminded on daily basis that, the law exists, and also, you just can't do anyhow just because you believe you have money or have connections, and even with your connections and money, you can't escape social media and activist groups, when you go against the law.

jabor4Naija:
There is one like that at idumota na and they have been there for years

Those ones get police wey dey work with them ooo n as u have said they been there for years... I mean more than 20yrs

Firebox123:
why are you lying

What year and which place at ikosi

Cos i stay at aladelola street ikosi for 20yrs before relocating to egbin ijede

Oga what exactly do I stand to gain by lying? So out of the thousands of streets in Lagos, I picked Ikosi road just to lie?
See talk abeg, so you were always on Ikosi road, knowing what was happening there 24/7?
I attended Ikosi Junior high School and Ikosi Senior high school and have lived in Alapere all my life till now sef.
So Mr. Man, what exactly do I stand to gain by lying about an event that happened to me years back?