Caption:The three Suspects
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have arrested three suspects in connection with an alleged case of Sextortion and romance scam.
The suspects, Abodunrin Rasheed, Abodunrin Tunde, and Abodunrin Rokeeb, had met a Croatian national on a dating app and claimed to be a woman, deceiving him into sending nude pictures through the dating app.
According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Thursday, September 26, the Croatian was subsequently pressured to pay ransom or have his pictures sent to his family and friends.
The statement reads in part: “The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) has recently arrested four suspects in connection with an alleged case of Sextortion and Romance scam.
“The suspects, Abodunrin Rasheed ‘m’, Abodunrin Tunde ‘m’, and Abodunrin Rokeeb ‘m’, were apprehended following a report via the NPF-NCCC E-Reporting portal and an intelligence report from the Center.
“Investigation revealed that the suspects met a Croatian national on a dating app and claimed to be a woman. Their continuous chats progressed to Instagram and WhatsApp leading to an intimate relationship.
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“However, the Croatian was deceived into sending nude pictures of himself through the dating app. The suspects subsequently conspired and pressured him to pay ransom or have his pictures sent to his family and friends.
“The operatives of the NPF-NCCC conducted a due investigation, following the obtained information from the report, which led to the apprehension of the suspects and the recovery of the following exhibits related to the crime.
“The recovered exhibits include six iPhones, one Techno phone, one Samsung phone and a Lexus car.”
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