Ridiculous! Man Forges His Own Death Certificate To Commit Fraud

 

For 35-year-old Banjo Omotosho, and his wife, 29-year-old wife, Ebun, prison beckons after he forged his own death certificate so as to defraud a leading insurance company in the country, Niger Insurance Company, of the sum of N1.08m.

The carefully crafted crime which has landed the couple in trouble, was said to have been detected at the insurance company located on the Anthony Village, Lagos.

It was learnt that Banjo had approached the insurance company with his wife to take a life insurance policy under the names, Ojo Alabi Kingsley and Ojo Motunrayo, respectively.

Banjo was said to have claimed that Ebun (Motunrayo) was his daughter and hence his next of kin. The life insurance was said to have been taken in May, while a premium of N50, 000 was paid to the company.

However on August 4, Ebun now Motunrayo, approached the company and said her father had died in an accident, with the hope of claiming the benefit which stood at N1, 080, 000 attached to the insurance policy.

She also allegedly presented a police report, and a death certificate signed by one Dr. Lawal of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, dated May 29, to back her proof. The medical report indicated that Banjo had died of hemorrhagic shock.

In addition, Ebun allegedly obtained an attending physician certificate that Alabi Ojo Kingsley had been under his (doctor’s) care for two years, which was co-signed by two law firms located in Gbagada area of the state.

Falling for the scam, the insurance company commenced the process of verification for onward payment of the claims, only to discover that they were on the verge of falling for a well organised fraud. Their saving grace was when they made inquiries and found out from residents of the purported address where the ‘deceased’ lived, they said no one bearing the name lived in the area.