Herbalist Dupes Drugs Of N4Milion After He Came For Charms To Boost Patronage

A 38 year old taxi driver identified as Adebayo Omoniyi, seeking charms to boost patronage has allegedly lost N4million to a herbalist, David Abiodun.

The victim, lost the money to the herbalist, who promised to prepare a charm that would attract rich and famous clients to him.

Abiodun, who was arrested by operatives of the zonal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (ZCIID), Onikan, was apprehended him in his shrine at Atan, Sango, Ogun State, last Thursday.

According to the police, the Omu-Aran, Kwara State indigene allegedly collected N350,000 from the victim as first installment, but Abiodun denied the allegation. The police said;

“The herbalist said after working for one Kazeem, he introduced his friend, the cab operator to him for assistance with Favour charm to boost his transport business and connect him to wealthy people in the society that can make him rich.

After a month, he prepared soap and some other concoctions for him, but the driver came back and accused him of fraud. He said the driver claimed what he gave him did not work as expected. He was not the first person he prepared charms for.”

Zonal spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP) said the suspect dressed like an old man and presented himself as herbalist.  She said: 

“The suspect puts on costume to deceive people that he was a herbalist. He collected four million naira from the victim."