A musician, Aniji Shedrack Chidubem popularly known as Sanij-D has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding a foreigner the sum of £9,300.00.
According to the EFCC, the victim, Susan McLean, a Briton was allegedly defrauded by the singer after the suspect impersonated a marine engineer on social media platforms to carry out the act.
“Chidubem allegedly impersonated one Christopher Rossi, a marine engineer that fixes boats and pipelines in Singapore. He was using Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp applications, with foreign phone numbers, as his fraudulent means of perpetrating and defrauding his victims.”
The suspect was also alleged to have defrauded an American, Diana Rosado Gonzalax of the sum of $2,000.00 (Two Thousand American Dollars) in a similar scenario.
He was arrested by the agency in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT based on credible intelligence on the activities of a syndicate of internet fraudsters.
He will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
