Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Rivers State Command have tracked and arrested two suspects namely; Mr Amadi Hemenachi aged 28year and Mr GoodLuck Nnochiri Nweke aged 27years.
The Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police comsnd,SP Grace Iringe Koko in a statement on February 20,2023 said the two are suspects who hail from Akukabi and Obibi villages respectively in Etche LGA, Rivers State are involved in a case of conspiracy, impersonation, forgery, obtaining money by pretense, and unlawful possession of multiple ATM cards.
SP Koko disclosed 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 same to create a fake Facebook account as 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).
She said thecsuspects 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.
The Police image maker noted that at the end of conclusion of investigation, they will be arraigned in court.
The statement added that the Rivers State Commissioner of Police adviced 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.
