Teenager Impersonating Tinubu Confesses

Eto, a National Diploma 2 student of Delta state Polytechnic Oghara, was arrested by officers attached to the Lagos state police command for operating a facebook account which he allegedly used for impersonating Senator Ahmed Tinubu and using his name to lure unsuspecting members of the public to part with cash for employment offers in blue chip companies.
Confessing to his crime, the suspect blamed his mother’s ill health for his involvement in fraudulent activities.

He said: “I am from Isoko South Local Government in Delta State, I was arrested for impersonating Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I opened the account in February 2015 with his name with the intent of luring people for recruitment. I did that because my father is late and my mother has been sick for a long while. She has high blood pressure and she has been in and out of the hospital. She was recently discharged from the hospital. Three people have paid money into the UBA account. The victims usually send me friend request on Facebook which I accept.”


On how he lures his victims, Eto said: “Once we start chatting I will ask them if they are interested in working in NNPC or any other blue chip companies. Immediately they get carried away at the mention of such offer. I usually ask the victim to pay N26,850 to my UBA account for application forms and processing fee. It was while I was attempting to defraud the fourth person I was arrested. I was introduced into fraud by a HND 2 student identified simply as Kelvin. I found the profile of Tinubu on his phone when I used it to browse so I decided to become a fraudster. Now that I have been arrested, I feel so bad and I regret my action. I am really disappointed in myself. I want my mother to know that I love her so much that I went into fraud to enable me take care of her medical expense and get better.”
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