By IDONGESIT ASHAMERI, Uyo

Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested a notorious online fraudster, Mr Imaobong Kelvin Akpan for impersonating the State Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Mr. Umo Eno.

The suspect was arrested by the detectives of the General Investigation Unit of State Criminal Investigation Department, following a petition to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Parading the suspect at the Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon reported that aside from impersonating the commissioner through fake Facebook account, the suspect had also defrauded unsuspecting members of the public.

“The suspect who is a notorious fraudster and sex maniac confessed to have fraudulently created the facebook account.

“He uses the said account to lure innocent and unsuspecting ladies to hotels, have carnal knowledge of them with promise to assist them secure jobs, while defrauding others of various sums of money running into millions.

“He succeeded in luring more than 10 ladies through the fraudulent facebook account and had sexual intercourse with them at various hotels while posing as the Personal Assistant to the Honourable Commissioner, The police spokesperson said

Exhibits recovered from the suspect imcluded; two glo, two airtel, one MTN sim cards, two phones, seven dollers and five yuan.

When interrogated by newsmen, the suspect who confessed to the crime claimed ignorance of what pushed him into the act.

Meanwhile the State Commissioner of Police, CP Andrew Amiengheme has warned fraudsters, imposters and others engaging in other forms of criminality to henceforth desist from such acts as the command would spare no resources in clamping down the perpetrators. (Daily Independent)

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