The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects for impersonating officials of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) and extorting money from accident victims and their families.
The suspects, Nuche Joseph, 34, and Lawal Rofiat, 29, were apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) while allegedly posing as LASAMBUS personnel under the name “BrainGrace Ambulance Service.”
According to the police, the duo fraudulently presented themselves as government emergency responders and demanded large sums of money for services that are, in reality, provided free by the state.
Their illegal operation was exposed after the family of an accident victim paid N150,000 for emergency care, only for the victim to die before reaching the hospital.
Outraged relatives took to social media, initially blaming LASAMBUS for the tragedy.
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