The National Cybercrime Centre of the Nigeria Police Force, has arrested three suspects in connection with charges of conspiracy, identity theft, and romance scam.
In a a statement released, the Force Spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed that the suspects Njoku Kingsley (35), Chigozie Okorie (34), and Jideofor Sejus (35) were arrested after investigations showed their involvement in a range of deceptive practices, with a key strategy, being the joint impersonation of an individual named Anthony James.
The suspect while using false identities, individually targeted victims who they defrauded of their hard-earned resources through their different romance scams
The suspects, in voluntary written statements, admitted their roles in the criminal conspiracy.
The statement added “Consequently, members of the cyber community as a borderless state are enjoined to exercise great restraint or totally shy away from establishing resource-exchanging relationships on the social media space. The suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.”
