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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested twenty-four (24)
\nsuspects comprising twenty-three (23) male and one (1) female for
\ncybercrime and other related offences.<\/p>\n
The suspects were arrested for their involvement and indictment in cases
\nof romance and online dating scams, generating and deployment of fake
\nbank alerts, hacking and fraudulent wire transfers, cyberstalking, and
\nimpersonation of high-profile personalities in Nigeria and across the
\nworld.<\/p>\n
Exhibits recovered from the suspects include: 11 Laptop Computers, 37
\nMobile Phones, 11 SIM cards of different telecoms networks, 5
\nInternational passports, 12 ATM Cards, Fake US Dollar notes, Quantities
\nof dry leaves suspected to be Marijuana<\/p>\n
Notable amongst the cases is the arrest of three brothers – Emmanuel
\nUshie – 23yrs; Henry Ushie – 30 years old and a graduate of Statistics
\nfrom Anambra State University and Matthew Ushie – 28 years old and an
\nOND graduate from Federal Polytechnic Oko, for running a fake Frank Mba
\nFoundation bank account with FCMB. The trio used a fake Facebook account
\nand the fraudulently operated bank account to defraud innocent Nigerians
\nof their hard-earned monies under the pretext that the Foundation is
\nraising money to help vulnerable Nigerians during the Covid-19 pandemic.
\nInvestigations by the police operatives attached to the Intelligence
\nResponse Team (IRT) reveal that the brothers engage extensively and
\nserially in such frauds and other related cybercrimes.<\/p>\n
During the unrelenting manhunt of the fraudsters, Henry Ushie ‘m’ 30yrs,
\nan elder sibling to Emmanuel Ushie, was identified as the gang leader of
\nthe syndicate behind the scam. He went underground as his younger
\nsiblings also involved in the crime were arrested.
\nFollowing weeks of intense follow-up and meticulous investigations, the
\nkingpin – Henry Ushie ‘m’ was arrested on Thursday 11\/6\/2020 at about
\n1255hrs at a hideout in Ihiala, Anambra State. His arrest eventually led
\nto the arrest of his younger brother Mathew Ushie ‘m’ who is also an
\nactive member of the syndicate.<\/p>\n
Further investigation reveals that Mathew Ushie ‘m’ had been arrested in
\nGhana last year in a well publicized bust of fraudsters where he and
\nother international fraudsters used the name of the Inspector General of
\nPolice of Ghana, John Kudalor to defraud unsuspecting Ghanaian policemen
\nin the guise of providing an opportunity for them to attend United
\nNations peacekeeping mission using a fake Facebook account. Information
\nabout his arrest and parading before the press in Ghana is available on
\nthe internet.
\nSimilarly, Henry Ushie had also been arrested in 2017 by the IRT for
\nimpersonating then ACP ABBA Kyari, the Commander IRT on Facebook, and
\ndefrauding many innocent Nigerians before he was arrested and
\nsubsequently charged to court for impersonation. He eventually got bail
\nfrom the court and went back to the same crime.<\/p>\n
All the suspects will be charged to court at the conclusion of
\ninvestigations.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Abubakar Adamu once
\nagain uses this medium to assure Nigerians of the continued resolve of
\nthe Force to rid the country of all forms of crimes and criminality
\nincluding cybercrimes. He also urges citizens to redirect their energy
\nto the positive utilization of the cyberspace, cyber resources, and
\nsocial media, and shun their related negative influences.<\/p>\n
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