Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police have arrested a herbalist based in Osun State, Usman Mohammed for duping his victim the sum of N6m.
Reports had it that his victim gave him the money for ritual purposes so that the money would increase to N12m.
Usman who was paraded by the police in Benin on Thursday told newsmen during the parade at the police headquarters that his victim was duped because she was looking for what she did not keep.
He confirmed that he got N3m from the N6m while he shared the remaining for other members of his team.
According to him, “I live in Osun State. I was arrested in Osun State. She is from Benin. She patronize my office because I do medicine for her. Before she requested for money ritual, she said I should do something to make her business to grow.
“When she requested for money rituals. I said she must bring the money. She said she has six million naira. I told her to bring a big bag and the money. I told her to keep the bag somewhere and the money will double to N12m. That was what she requested for.
“She kept the bag in her room for three days and the day she opened it, there was no money inside. I told her she was the cause that the money did not double. I got N3m. Other people ran away. She is looking for what she did not keep. She has opened her bag and she is ‘ole’.” thief.
