The Lagos State Police Command has called on traders to be cautious of some fraudulent individuals targeting businesses where supposed customers leave minors behind after taking goods without payment.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s Public Relations Officer, PRO, said this in a post on his X page on Saturday, 2nd of March, 2024, stating that it has happened repeatedly.
The PRO wrote,
“Traders, this is for you. Something happened for the umpteenth time yesterday. Someone approached a rice seller with a minor to buy bags of rice.
“He ‘discovered’ he forgot his money at home and left his little ‘brother’ behind as assurance that he was not running away. He went away with two bags of rice.
“After hours of waiting, the seller asked the minor left behind to take him to ‘their’ house.
“The minor denied knowing the man, saying, ‘He just saw me on the road and asked me to escort him to buy something.”
Hundeyin stressed the emotional distress caused by the fraudulent act and urged traders to exercise caution.
According to him,
“The seller took him home all the same. Meanwhile, the minor’s parents were already going through trauma looking for him.
“Traders, beware! Insist that they leave with their brother or sister and bring the money before they can take any item.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>
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