The operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have tracked and arrested two suspected fraudsters, Amadi Hemenachi, and GoodLuck Nnochiri Nweke.
According to a press release signed by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-koko, said that they are involved in a case of conspiracy, impersonation, forgery, obtaining money by pretense, and unlawful possession of multiple ATM cards.
The Command spokesperson further said that the suspects are alleged to have hacked into the Google network and uploaded the photograph of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Okon Effiong, and used the same to create a fake Facebook account. Investigation revealed that they impersonated the CP and used the fake Facebook account to obtain money from several unsuspecting citizens (mostly job and admission seekers).
“The suspects have confessed that they are fraudsters/scammers who usually hack into different websites and print out names of people, their phone numbers and addresses, and thereafter call to defraud them. After investigation, they will be charged in court, SP Grace Iringe-Koko said.
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police has advised members of the public to be mindful of the personal confidential details they display on social media handles, and promptly report cases of hacked social media accounts.
