Police in Anambra have arrested a 26-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Okafor, for allegedly attempting to use his father, two siblings and five friends for money ritual.
The suspect, who hailed from Ifite-Awka in Awka South local government area of Anambra state, was arrested following information made available to the police by a vigilant resident of the community.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Garba Umar, who briefed journalists in Amawbia yesterday, said the father had innocently provided N100,000 to him without knowing his devilish intention.
Umar said that the suspect lied to his father about a business which made him to raise the money for him believing that it was for a genuine venture.
The commissioner said the suspect would be charged to court after investigation.
He listed the items recovered from the suspect to include; eight photographs of the victims, including three members of the family and pictures of his five face book friends as well as the sum of N100, 000.
The suspect told journalists that he collected the N100, 000 from his father under the pretext that he would use the money to set up a business.
Okafor told reporters that he was lured into the act after he was defrauded of N400,000 by one of his friends who promised to take him to Dubai.
“Amidst these frustrations, I sought for the assistance of one Zaki who is very influential in the society and he told me that he made his money through money ritual. (NAN)
