Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster, Mr. Imaobong Akpan, for allegedly impersonating the state Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno.
The command spokesman, Odiko MacDon, who disclosed this while parading the suspect at Ikot Akpan, on Tuesday, said the suspect was arrested by operatives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, following a petition.
According to him, the suspect was arrested for impersonating the commissioner on Facebook and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public, mostly women, by offering them fake jobs after having sex with them.
He said, “The suspect, who is a notorious fraudster and sex maniac, confessed to have fraudulently created the Facebook account.
“He used the said account to lure innocent and unsuspecting ladies to hotels, have carnal knowledge of them with a promise to assist them secure jobs while defrauding others of various sums of money running into millions.
MacDon listed exhibits recovered from the suspect to include five SIM cards, two phones, seven dollars and five yuan.
KanyiDaily had also reported how a 21-year-old man identified as Jatto Sheriff Umar was jailed for impersonating the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, to commit internet fraud.
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