Police have arrested suspected fraudsters and operators of
illegal and rogue websites used in defrauding unsuspecting candidates
throughout the country. The suspects were paraded in Abuja on Friday, June 2. Continue
to read statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoho Moshood.
SUSPECTS:
i. Chijoke Onwuachu Modestus ‘M’, a 300 level student of
Computer Science Micheal Okpara University, Umudike was arrested at Umuiahia
and confessed to have collected ₦400 per paper from numerous candidates, to the
tune of seventy thousand naira (#70,000)
ii. Samuel Odinaka Onwurah age 20 years old ‘M’ was arrested
at Kutunku extension layout in Gwagwalada, Abuja and has collected the sum of
ninety thousand naira (#90,000) from various victims.
iii. Patrick Uchechukwu Nwodo ‘M’ 30 years old was trailed
and picked up at Abakpa, Nike in Enugu. He has also collected the sum of forty
thousand naira (#40,000) from unsuspecting victims.
iv. Okon Effiong Joseph ‘M’ who is 20 years old 200 level
student of Public Health Department University of Calabar, he was arrested at
Calabar. He has collected the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand naira
(#120,000) from different candidates
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to today’s
press briefing. The IGP concerned with the rise on incidences of cybercrime has
put to effective use the Technical Human capacity of the Force to put an end to
this rising trend.
The 2017 diet of the West African Senior School Certificate
Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates was held throughout Nigeria and
indeed, in the other four (4) member countries of the Council, namely; Ghana,
Sierra-Leon, Liberia and the Gambia, between 20th February and 12th May 2017.
At the commencement of the examination, the Council observed
that some individuals were operating criminally inclined “rouge’ websites,
under different names, soliciting for candidates sitting the examination, to
pay money into their bank accounts, in exchange for the provision of worked
solutions/answers to questions of subjects being taken on any particular day as
the examination was in progress.
2. Consequently, upon receipt of a petition by the
Authorities of West African Examination Council (WAEC), alleging that some
fraudsters were operating illegal websites under different names soliciting for
candidates in the February/May 2017 West African Examination Council (WAEC) to
pay certain amount of money into bank account in exchange for posting of worked
solutions and answers via whatsapp at about 20 or 30 minutes into the
commencement of each paper and in the process fraudulently and dubiously
dispossessed their unsuspecting victims of their hard earned money.
3. Against this background, personnel of the Inspector
General of Police Monitoring Unit swung into action, after painstaking and
meticulous investigation that spanned several weeks arrested the above
mentioned suspects.
4. The suspects will be charged to court on completion of
investigation, while effort is being intensified to arrest other operators of
these illegal/rogue websites still at large.
5. Meanwhile, members of the Public are assured of the
renewed commitment and dedication of the Force to stamp out criminality
throughout the country.
6. Parents and Guardians are adviced to prevail on their
children and wards not to patronize these rogues’ websites.
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