Following the controversies trailing the funds raised for the purported treatment of a cancer patient named Mayowa Ahmed abroad, the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has directed a full investigation into the matter.
To this effect, the Access Bank account of the patient, where donations were made into, has been frozen by the police pending outcome of the findings.
This information was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the police spokesperson in the state, Dolapo Badmos.
Badmos said the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, ordered a full scale investigation into the allegation of fraud.
It was disclosed that founder of Lifestake Foundation, Ms Aramide Kasumu; and two members of the ailing Aramide Shukura Ahmed’s family, Iwaloye Seun and Mrs Zaneen Ahmed; were on Thursday invited to the command’s headquarter at Ikeja on a fact finding mission.
“Subsequently, the command has placed a red alert on the Access Bank account opened in the name of Mayowa as it has been frozen while effort is on-going to contact the managers of Gofundme online account so as to ensure funds raised through that platform are not fraudulently diverted,” the police image maker said.
She added that, “Investigation will be extended to LUTH hospital Idi-Araba where the patient is currently undergoing treatment.”
“The command wishes to inform all the good spirited people who had donated generously to this course that it will ensure it does not return as a hoax and every outcome of the investigation shall be made open.
“Our heart is with Mayowa at this critical period of her life and pray she finds healing,” the statement concluded.
