POLICE ARREST SUSPECT FOR ALLEGEDLY IMPERSONATING A POPULAR PHILANTHROPIST
Police operatives of the Enugu State Command, serving in New Haven Police Division, acted on credible information and arrested Somtochukwu Franklin (male), aged 26, on December 3, 2023, at about 12:30 p.m. The arrest was made for allegedly faking and using the Facebook account name and details of Emmanuel Okoh (male), popularly known as "Okwuluora," to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect confessed to the crime, stating that he created the fake "Okwuluora" Facebook account in January 2023 and has since been using it to solicit funds from his over thirty-three thousand followers.
The suspect further stated that he usually waits for the actual "Okwuluora" to make a post soliciting support for persons in situations requiring financial assistance. Upon sighting such posts, he immediately copies and posts them on the fake Facebook account, changing the beneficiary's account details to his own, thereby fraudulently obtaining funds from unsuspecting donors.
He added that, by doing so, he has received funds running into tens of thousands of Naira from donors.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, psc (+), has ordered the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (State CID for short) to conduct a further thorough investigation and ensure the timely prosecution of the suspect.
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