A man who allegedly used romance and promises of business opportunities to persuade two women to take out loans worth R900,000 is being sought by police in the Free State.
The Free State commercial crimes investigation unit has appealed to the public for assistance in tracing 32-year-old Junior Bashiru, who has been identified as a person of interest in two separate fraud investigations in Welkom and Mangaung.
Police spokesperson Sgt Palesa Thabana said the two women, aged 42 and 51, were allegedly defrauded of a combined R858,000 between September 2024 and May this year.
