Posted on: 06:04 Tue, 17 Nov 2015



The Lagos state police command has
arrested a man who allegedly
defrauded some men while dressed
like a woman. The state Police
Command’s spokesman, DSP Joseph
Offor, disclosed the arrest to the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday
November 16th.

According to Offor, the suspect was
arrested on Saturday November 14th
at about 4.30 p.m. while attempting
to defraud another man.

Offor explained that the suspect, who
went about bearing a woman’s
name, Kadijat, was dressed in a
hijab when he met one Hassimu of
No. 25, Iyana Street, Ajegunle and
agreed to have n affair with him. He
said Hassimu had wanted to take
Kadijat (suspect) home, but he
refused with various excuses.

“While they were dragging
themselves at the CMS Bus Stop,
policemen from Lion Building who
were on patrol saw them and
intervened. They were taken to the
police station for causing breach of
public peace. At the station, Hassimu
alleged that the suspect had collected
about N15,000 from him with a
promise to marry him. Hassimu was
shocked to hear the confession of the
suspect that he is a man disguised in
women’s outfit to defraud men. The
suspect confessed that he had been
into the business for about two years
and that he had defrauded many
men in Lagos of unspecified amount
of money. The suspect claimed that
his real name is Hussieni Biyaya
from Teke town in Kano State,” Offor
quoted the suspect as saying.

The police spokesman said he would
be charged to court for allegedly
impersonating women with a view to
defrauding men.