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    Police arrest three for romance scam

    POLICE

    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.”

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