Three suspected romance scammers have been arrested by the National Cybercrime Centre of the Nigeria Police Force.
This was disclosed in a statement by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Spokesperson, via the Force X (formerly Twitter) account.
The statement made it known that the suspects, Chigozie Okorie, 34, Jideofor Sejus, 35, Njoku Kingsley, 35, were apprehended after investigations showed their involvement in a series of deceptive practices, perpetrated by impersonating an individual named Anthony James.
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Under this deceptive practices, the suspects individually targeted victims, engaging in romance scams to defraud them of their hard-earned resources.
The three suspects, in voluntary written statements, admitted to engaging 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 in the social media space.
“The suspects will be charged in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.”
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