… Says Perpetrator Will be Punished
The Provost of Lagos State College of Health Technology (LASCOHET), Professor Raheem Olasupo Akewushola, has condemned an act of fraud perpetrated by a Cyber café operator, Mr. Kehinde Micheal Arapatile. He reiterated that his administration has zero tolerance for such acts, and no stone will be left unturned in bringing perpetrators of such fraudulent acts and all other misconduct to book.
Professor Akewushola stated that an applicant seeking admission into LASCOHET to study Health Assistant wrote a petition to the management accusing Mr. Kehinde Arapatile of defrauding her of the sum ₦1,500,000 based on the promise to help her secure admission into the College.
She further stated that an initial payment of ₦500,000 was deposited in Arapatile’s account, pending completion of the process. But when the applicant (name withheld) could not get the admission as promised, Arapatile told her not to worry about attending classes, assuring that she would get her certificate without any hitch.
The applicant, however, was not comfortable with the arrangement, so she demanded a refund of the initial deposit, but Mr. Kehinde Arapatile resorted to threatening her to silence her. This led to the petition written to the Provost.
During the interrogation of Mr. Arapatile by the Management of LASCOHET, led by the Provost, Professor Akewushola, he confessed to the allegation levelled against him, stating that the admission was not for LASCOHET, but a professional body CIMB, an association that he claimed to be a Liaison Officer for, but could not give the full name of the acronym.
“Upon preliminary investigation, stamp pads of some institutions were also retrieved from his shop while further investigations are still ongoing. The general public is hereby warned not to transact any business with Mr. Kehinde Micheal Arapatile in the interest of LASCOHET. He is neither a staff member nor an agent of the college. Whosoever transact any business with him, does so at his or her own risk”, Professor Akewushola stated.