Police in Rivers have cautioned women to eschew getting involved in the rising trend of collecting transport fare from men and failing to turn up for meetings, declaring such act as a criminal offence.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Wednesday, in a viral video on X, said the practice was tantamount to fraud and punishable under the law.
The PPRO said, “Why will you collect money from a man without going to see him? It is an offence, a punishable offence.
“It is obtaining money under false pretence. 419.”
She stressed that such actions fall under the category of obtaining by false pretence, warning that offenders could be arrested and prosecuted if complaints are lodged with the police.
The police spokesperson therefore urged members of the public to avoid such deceitful financial dealings.
