The Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence response Squad led by Assistant Police Commissioner Abba Kyari has arrested a notorious fraudster who for three years has duped several innocent Nigerians of large amounts of monies using fake facebook accounts.
Among senior government officials and security top guns impersonated by the fraudster are Deputy Inspectors General of Police, Assistant Inspectors general of Police, Ministers, Police Commissioners of Commands and the acclaimed Police Kidnapping nemesis, ACP Abba Kyari.
Police sources giving details of the arrest said, “On Friday 3rd October 2017, sequel to several complaints to very senior officers and the Force Public Relations Officer’s office that some fraudster using the pictures and names of prominent citizens create and operate Facebook accounts and collect money from Innocent Nigerians claiming they will give them jobs, postings and UN peace-keeping work the IRT arrested the suspect.
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“A Facebook page using CSP Abba Kyari with picture was also opened by the same criminal last week and several innocents citizens were defrauded with it as well.
“In a follow up to the complaints, ‘Advance Technical Intelligence’ analysis was conducted and IRT teams were deployed to Delta State and eventually, the notorious fraudster, one Henry Ushie native of Cross River state Bekwara LGA, 27yrs was arrested in Asaba City Delta at about 3am of Friday.
“Suspect confessed that for about 3yrs he has been posing in Facebook as DIGs, AIGs, CPs, Ministers, and MD of Companies etc to defraud innocent Nigerians.
“He further confessed that he is presently Active and posing as DIG E department DIG Emmanuel Inyang, AIG MBU RTD, ACP Abba Kyari, an Army Captain and a Minister of the Federal Republic.
“He also stated that he was arrested by the Police for same offense in 2015, subsequently charged to court and was granted bail, thereafter he continued committing the same Crime.
“The phone and sim cards used for committing the Fraud, ATM Card of the account used to Collect Victim’s money etc were recovered from the Suspect. Investigation Continues.”
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