The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Mr.
Anthony Ezechukwu, 34, for allegedly cloning the Facebook accounts of
some prominent Nigerian women, including the Minister of Finance Dr
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
According
to the EFCC, the suspect, who is an Abuja-based graduate of Lagos State
University, had also successfully used fake Facebook accounts of the
FCT Minister’s wife, Mrs. Aisha Mohammed, the Director of the Abuja
Geographical Information Systems, AGIS, Mrs. Jamilah Tangaza and the
wife of Lagos State Governor, Dame Abimbola Fashola to engage in illegal
businesses and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
Ezechukwu’s
operation involved opening the fake accounts and send out messages,
after which he would receive numerous friend requests. He then claimed
to be able to offer jobs, land and connections to influential people and
demanded money in return, often posing as the ‘Schedule Officer’ or
‘Personal Assistant’ of the high profile women.
One victim, Mr Usman Ahmed, paid N100, 000 into the fraudster’s bank account.
Ezechukwu
was arrested following a complaint by Mrs. Tangaza, who is an ICT
expert and had served as a media director to the FCT Minister, Senator
Bala Mohammed.
The suspect will appear in court after the Investigation is concluded.
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