The Nigeria Police Pressure Nationwide Cybercrime Heart (NPF-NCCC) has arrested three suspects in reference to an alleged case of sextortion and romance rip-off.
The suspects, Abodunrin Rasheed ‘m’, Abodunrin Tunde ‘m’, and Abodunrin Rokeeb ‘m’, have been apprehended following a report through the NPF-NCCC E-Reporting portal and an intelligence report from the Heart.
In keeping with an announcement signed by the Pressure Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Thursday, investigation revealed that the suspects met a Croatian nationwide on a courting app and collectively claimed to be a girl.
“Their steady chats progressed to Instagram and WhatsApp, resulting in an intimate relationship. Nonetheless, the Croatian was deceived into sending nude footage of himself by the courting app. The suspects subsequently conspired and pressured him to pay ransom or have his footage despatched to his household and buddies.
“The operatives of the NPF-NCCC carried out a due investigation, following the obtained info from the report, which led to the apprehension of the suspects and the restoration of the next reveals associated to the crime,” ACP Adejobi acknowledged.
He added that the recovered reveals embrace six iPhones, one Tecno telephone, one Samsung telephone, and a Lexus automotive.
Additional investigations revealed that the suspects had beforehand engaged in quite a few comparable cybercriminal actions, each collectively and individually, defrauding and extorting quite a few victims world wide.
“The proceeds of those crimes have been primarily acquired by reward playing cards just like the iTunes reward playing cards, steam reward playing cards, and many others. The suspects might be charged in courtroom upon completion of the investigations,” the Police spokesperson added.
In the meantime, the Inspector-Common of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has urged Nigerians to be cautious of suspicious on-line actions of scammers and different cybercriminals, whilst he despatched out a robust warning to all people and teams concerned in all kinds of cybercrime.
ACP Adejobi quoted the IGP as saying that the Nigeria Police Pressure won’t relent in its struggle towards all kinds of crime and criminality.
“The IGP additional reiterates the dedication of the Nigeria Police Pressure to dominating Nigerian our on-line world and taking strict motion towards people or teams trying to compromise nationwide peace and safety. The IGP assures Nigerians of his dedication to bolstering nationwide safety and tackling all types of crime in each sector.
“Moreover, residents are inspired to report any suspicious actions by the e-reporting portal of the NPF-NCCC: nccc.npf.gov.ng/ereport/signin to help within the well timed identification and apprehension of cybercriminals,” he acknowledged.
