Herbalist collects N4m from driver for favour charm

The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested a herbalist, Abiodun David , for allegedly defrauding a cab driver of about N 4m .
The police said the victim , Adebayo Omoniyi, had been introduced to the suspect by a friend , who claimed that he ( David) had made charms for him which were effective .
David was alleged to have promised to make a charm that would boost Omoniyi’ s transport business and make wealthy people in the society to favour him .
However, after paying the money, which was for concoctions and other ingredients, the 38- year -old reportedly did not notice any improvement in his fortune , and when he challenged the suspect for a refund, his request was turned down.
He subsequently reported a case of fraud to the police at the zone 2 command , leading to the arrest of the suspect at his shrine in Atan, Sango, Ogun State , last week Thursday.
A police source said operatives recovered a tortoise and bottled candles from the shrine.
He said , “ The herbalist said one Kazeem he worked for introduced Omoniyi to him to also assist him in preparing a charm that will boost his transport business and make him to find favour with wealthy people in the society so that he can get rich. ”
However, the suspect claimed he only collected N 380, 000 from the victim, adding that he was surprised the matter was reported to the police.
He said , “ I prepared bars of soap and some other concoctions for him . After a month, he came back and accused me of defrauding him and said what I gave him did not work as expected . That was how I was arrested by the policemen at my shrine in Atan. He was not the first person I would prepare the charm for .
“ I learnt the herbalist job from my grandmother, who was an herbalist before she died . Initially , I was a barber before I started the herbalist job . Since I started the work , I have not prepared money ritual for people. What I do is to assist those in need of favour and some other medical - related issues.
“ I was surprised when I was told that I collected N 4m from the cab driver . The tortoise and the candle in the bottle that were recovered from my shrine are meant for a client. I don’ t do money ritual for people. ”
The Zonal Police Public Relation Officer , SP Dolapo Badmos , said the suspect was a fraudster who always disguised as an old man to deceive his victims.
She said , “ The suspect always put on costumes to deceive people that he is actually an herbalist. He collected N 4m from the victim. The Assistant Inspector- General of Police, Adamu Ibrahim , has said that the suspect should be charged to court after completion of investigation. ”