The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says its operatives have arrested one Rabiu Aliyu Salisu for allegedly defrauding Deborah Woods, a US national, of $597,000.
Speaking during the parade of suspects on Thursday, Muyiwa
Adejobi, force spokesperson, said Salisu fraudulently used the identity of an
American citizen to carry out the alleged fraud.
Adejobi said operatives of the cybercrime centre also
arrested two suspects identified as Saidu Adam Usman and Yusuf Umar for allegedly
creating fictitious accounts to commit N400 million fraud.
The force spokesperson said 82 suspects were arrested for internet fraud and other cyber related crimes in January 2025.
“Among these cases is the arrest of two individuals, Saidu
Adam Usman ‘m’, and Yusuf Umar ‘m’, in connection with the creation and
distribution of compromised financial accounts used to facilitate fraudulent
transactions amounting to over four hundred million naira,” Adejobi said.
“The suspects created Moniepoint profiles using
pre-registered SIM cards and email addresses and then distributed to local
accomplices across different states for KYC verification, fraudulently
obtaining bank verification numbers (BVNs) and KYC details from individuals.
“Upon completion of the KYC process, the suspects would
change the passwords to secure them for their unknown foreign contractor.
“Another significant arrest is that of one Rabiu Aliyu
Salisu AKA Rabo, involved in identity theft, computer-related fraud, and money
laundering.
“The suspect had fraudulently assumed the identity of an
American citizen, presenting himself as Matthew Ramsey, and defrauded one
Deborah Woods, an American national, of $597,000.
“Following a filed petition for criminal defamation,
cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and falsehood, the force also secured the arrest
of one Idowu Smart Emmanuel, who eventually admitted to his crimes and
confessed that his allegations were false.”
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