Police Nab two internet fraudsters for impersonating Enugu Deputy Governor

 www.odogwublog.com reports that the Enugu state command of Nigeria police has arrested two men for allegedly impersonating  the Enugu state Deputy Governor,Hon Mrs Celia Ezeilo on facebook to defraud people. 

The state police image maker,Mr Ebere Amaraizu[DSP] said  the two suspects, who gave their names as Richard Onyema and Richard Odinaka Amadi,had swindled a total of Six hundred and Thirty Five thousand [ N635,000] naira from  unsuspecting members of the public for non existing  contracts in Enugu state, through a facebook account  they falsely linked to  the Enugu state  Deputy governor.

In a press statement issued in Enugu yesterday, the Enugu state police command disclosed that the police had since mounted man hunt for the two internet  fraudsters and they  were eventually arrested on October 2,2016 at Port Harcourt in Rivers state,by the anti kidnap unit of the Enugu state police command. where they are residing.

 Amaraizu said further checks  on the identity of the suspects revealed that Mr  Richard Onyema is 36 years of age and a native of Amokohia in Imo state but resides  at N0 20 Mbano camp, Obigbo Port Harcourt before his arrest.  While Richard Odinaka Amadi,about  40 years of age is a native of Mbaitoli, also  in Imo state and resides  at Omagwa, Rivers state.

Police investigations  further revealed the suspects irks  their living from the dirty deals  of creating fake book account of any identified prominent /eminent person in the society and use same to lure unsuspecting members of the  public  into believing that they are the person that they are impersonating. There upon, they will convince the person  that there are available contracts to be executed and in the process  lure their victims to advance some amount  of money into their bank account.

According to Amaraizu, the suspects who are now helping the operatives in their investigations, are regretting their actions and blamed it on their  quest to get rich quick.