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NSCDC arrests ‘cyber criminals’ impersonating gov’t officials on Facebook
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested two suspected members of a cybercrime syndicate who specialise in impersonating government officials on Facebook.
While parading the suspects in Abuja on Tuesday, the Commandant of the FCT Command, Olusola Odumosu, said the suspects had opened a fake Facebook account in his name to swindle Nigerians of their hard-earned money.
“Upon this discovery, I gave a directive to the intelligence and investigation team and the Anti-Fraud unit to unravel the person(s) behind the fake Facebook account.
“Today, the manhunt, which began about seven months ago, followed by a well-coordinated covert operation by my men, with the assistance of our counterparts in Delta and Anambra State Command, finally paid off as we have in our custody the masterminds behind the fraudulent Facebook account,” he said.
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He gave the names of the suspects as Henry Ushie Odep, male, 34 years old, from Cross Rivers and Emanuel Ushie Odep, male, 23 years old, from Cross Rivers State.
The command said it was still investigating the case, noting that the suspects would be prosecuted according to the extant laws after findings.
