The Special Investigation Bureau of the Nigerian Army Corps of the Military Police, on Friday, paraded two cyber fraudsters who specialise in dispossessing unsuspecting members of the public of their money under the guise of facilitating their recruitment into the Nigerian Army.
The duo, Osakpolor Augustine and Felix Osaga, who are both 15 years of age, hail from Okada in Ovia North Local Government Area and Ehor, in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State.
According to the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Osakpolor who sat for the Senior Secondary School Examination in 2012 and gained admission to study Accountancy at Auchi Polytechnic, Delta State in 2013/2014, dropped out of school for failing to meet up with the Cumulative Grade Point Average CGPA .
His accomplice, Mr Osaga obtained his National Diploma in Laboratory Technology, also at the Auchi Polytechnic in 2014 before receiving an offer of admission to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, in 2015.
The apartment where the duo were arrested was rented by Osaga, who is also a close pal of Augustine.
It was gathered that the suspects had in May 2015, opened a Facebook account in the name of a senior military officer with a picture of same officer as a profile picture for the account and unsuspecting members of the public who call the number were directed to pay various sums of money into a new generation back account number.
The suspects were dispossessed of an ATM card used for the fraud and two mobile phones.
Colonol Usman said, “The Nigerian Army is once again alerting members of the public to the criminal activities of fraudsters. We also want to reiterate that members of the public should ignore Facebook advertisements for recruitment or commission into the Army.”
The duo, Osakpolor Augustine and Felix Osaga, who are both 15 years of age, hail from Okada in Ovia North Local Government Area and Ehor, in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State.
According to the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Osakpolor who sat for the Senior Secondary School Examination in 2012 and gained admission to study Accountancy at Auchi Polytechnic, Delta State in 2013/2014, dropped out of school for failing to meet up with the Cumulative Grade Point Average CGPA .
His accomplice, Mr Osaga obtained his National Diploma in Laboratory Technology, also at the Auchi Polytechnic in 2014 before receiving an offer of admission to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, in 2015.
The apartment where the duo were arrested was rented by Osaga, who is also a close pal of Augustine.
It was gathered that the suspects had in May 2015, opened a Facebook account in the name of a senior military officer with a picture of same officer as a profile picture for the account and unsuspecting members of the public who call the number were directed to pay various sums of money into a new generation back account number.
The suspects were dispossessed of an ATM card used for the fraud and two mobile phones.
Colonol Usman said, “The Nigerian Army is once again alerting members of the public to the criminal activities of fraudsters. We also want to reiterate that members of the public should ignore Facebook advertisements for recruitment or commission into the Army.”
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