In this time of health crisis in Ghana and the world,
7 Nigerians have been appended by the Ghana police service in connection to Internet fraud case.
Aflao in the Ketu-South constituency, is where the team of Internet fraudsters where operating from.
Reference to a Starrfm the 7 ‘cyber-criminals’ were arrested upon a tip-off on Wednesday, 8 April, 2020 at about 19:30hrs in the evening, are occupants of a 3-bedroom apartment, fully fitted with state-of-the-art facilities.
Operating under the leadership of Fidelis Aziegbemhin,
from Nigerian Edo state but lives in Ghana for 2-years now.
Items retrieved were 7 laptops, 2 routers, 7 mobile phones, and several used recharge cards.
Upon interrogation, Fidelis told the immigration officials that he was brought into the country with 14 others by another Nigerian called Olamide to assist him in a ‘419 business’.
“Olamide however, relocated to the Benin Republic after he was being chased by the security services in Accra,”
Fidelis also moved to Aflao early this year, where he recruited 7 other Nigerians who now work for him as cyber fraudsters.
Sources also said that “the syndicate is being assisted by another Nigerian but a resident of Aflao known as Osaro,
who facilitated accommodation issues for the gang.”
BY : MOD DEE
