Five suspected fraudsters who specialize in scamming innocent citizens through fake “lucky number” mobile phone games have been remanded by a Lagos court. The suspects — Amaike Nelson, Kenneth Opuana, Oguntade Olusegun, Ogologo Obi, Goodluck Abel, and Oluwafunmilayo Adebimpe — reportedly lured passersby with promises of winning phones in a rigged game that ends in theft and extortion.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs of the Lagos State Task Force, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, on Sunday.
According to the Task Force, the suspects were arrested after swindling a 19-year-old lady. She was reportedly approached by Oguntade Olusegun, posing as an innocent bystander seeking help to pick a “lucky number.” Upon participating, the victim’s phone was forcibly seized after she “lost” the game and was later threatened to pay N100,000 to get it back.
During their arrest, task force operatives found several empty boxes of Android phones — tools the gang allegedly used to deceive unsuspecting victims. The suspects were arraigned and pleaded guilty to five charges including gambling, extortion, conspiracy, and stealing.
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Abdulraheem stated, “These suspects used fake games as bait to rob members of the public. The matter is now before the court, and all accused have been remanded in a correctional facility pending their next appearance on August 7, 2025.”
The chairman of the Lagos Task Force, Adetayo Akerele, led the sting operation and warned the public against such fraudulent acts. “We will not tolerate criminality. Lagos will not be safe for scammers,” he declared.
The Task Force also urged residents to make use of the government’s “See Something, Say Something” initiative to report suspicious activity.
In a related update reported by Punch, a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt had earlier remanded a woman, Precious Williams, over her alleged link to a N13.8 billion Ponzi scheme involving over 3,000 victims nationwide.
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