How a lady I met on social media robbed me - medical doctor tells his story

Mitchel Harrold, a 37-year-old woman from Warri, Delta state has been arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos state Police Command for robbing a medical doctor

37-year-old Mitchel Harrold has been arrested for drugging and arresting a medical doctor

She was traced and arrested on Tuesday February 7 in Agbo area of the state after drugging and rubbing a man she met on badoo of his car, laptop and mobile phone in a hotel in Ojodu area of Lagos.

The police operatives traced her through a car dealer in Lagos, whom she had engaged to help perfect import papers for the stolen Volkswagen Passat Wagon, 2001 model.

According to a statement on Sunday January 12, the police said the suspect and a victim who is a medical doctor checked into a popular hotel in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos at about 5:30 p.m.

Mide Abraham (not real name) a victim of Harrold narrated his experience in the hand of the daring lady.

He said: “I went in to take a bath and when I returned, she had gone to buy some drinks. I took the malt drink and yoghurt and I slept off. I slept off at 6:00 p.m. and woke up around 2:00 p.m.

“Behold, when I woke up, my personal effects such as phone and laptop had gone.

“Unfortunately for me, I do not know any of her relatives. We only met on a social media site, Badoo about a year ago.

“As I woke up, I rushed straight to meet with the receptionist and gateman to ask for her whereabouts, that was when I realised my car had been taken away too.

“They told me someone came to pick the car for her. And, she said she was going to get food. Immediately, I reported the incident at Omole Police Station.”

The victim also claimed that he was just aware of the lady’s real name as Mitchel Harrold after the arrest, because she gave him Aisha Ibrahim as name.

“I was getting to know her for real now,” he said.

“Since the incident, I had been trying to call her but to no avail. One of the numbers was switched off, she wasn’t picking the other.”

Gbenga Adesanya, a generator, whom she engaged to drive the stolen vehicle repairer was also arrested with her.

“I was surprised to see her opening the gate of the hotel herself for me to drive out instead of the gateman. That wasn’t the first time I would be helping her take a vehicle out of Lagos to Sapele,” he said.

“First, it was a Toyota Camry ‘Big for Nothing.’ I helped her moved it from Ajah to Sapele, Delta State. The second one was an ‘End of Discussion’ Honda Accord and thirdly, Volkswagen Passat, 2001 model. I moved that too all night to Sapele.”

According to him, he was introduced to Ms. Harrold last year by her elder brother, who worked as clearing and forwarding agent.

“I was told she needed the assistance of a good driver to take to Warri. I later met her in Ajah where I helped take a Toyota Camry to Sapele,” he said.

“About four months later, she summoned me to GRA Ikeja. She gave me a Honda Accord (End of Discussion) to help her collect fuel from her brother at Wawa, Ogun State. I took the fuel and returned the car. She then told me that she has gotten another driver to take her. She gave me N5000 and I left," he said.

The Lagos State Police’ spokesperson, Dolapo Badmus confirmed the arrest.