The Police have arrested a suspected cyber scammer, Elom Nzube for allegedly impersonating a Tanzanian, Dr. Reginald Remengi and blackmailing Mrs. Tinu Abiola, the Managing Director, HTM International Nigeria Ltd.
Nzube, 25, was said to have hacked Abiola's Tweeter accounts and threatened to tarnish her image if she did not pay him $5,000.
The suspect who was paraded at the Force Headquarters, Abuja on Friday was also alleged to have hacked into Remengi's Twitter account and impersonated the Tanzanian who was Abiola's friend.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole, who addressed journalists, said Abiola petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase on December 1, 2015 after Nzube attempted to extort her.
She said: "On the strength of the petition, a team of crack detectives assigned to carry out investigation into the case found that the suspect fraudulently fabricated a story using his professional knowledge in computer applications to design a human skull, attached same to the photograph of the complainant and created a web page with Vanguard newspapers media logo, which he used to blackmail the petitioner internationally."
According to her, the suspect also confessed to have blackmailed several suspects locally and internationally "among who are Prof. Toyin Ajao, a lecturer at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Senator Raji Rauf and Sam Kurk of England."
Kolawole advised Nigerians to be diligent in keeping their social accounts passwords to avoid falling prey to cyber fraudsters.
Nzube admitted to hacking Remengi's Tweeter account and impersonating him, but denied demanding for money from Abiola, adding that his own Tweeter account was hacked and he could not access his Paypal account in which he has $700.
Meanwhile, the CLEEN Foundation has launched a project to boost the relations between the military authorities and the civilian populace through dialogue.
The acting Executive Director of the foundation, Benson Olugbuo, who briefed the press to commemorate the Armed Forces Remembrance Day on Friday, said while it was important to congratulate the military for their role in ensuring a secure country, there was also the need to bridge the gap between the military and the civilians which he said had not been cordial.
According to him, the military ordinarily, was supposed to be consigned to the military barracks except when called upon to defend the country’s territory, but he noted that they had been called out to occupy public spaces due to the current war against insurgency, which, he said, created situations of face-offs between civilians and military men.
He said, “The Nigerian military has engaged in successful military operations in various peace-keeping missions to restore peace in troubled countries. At the home front, the fight against insurgency has also recorded major successes despite sustained attacks by the insurgents since 2009.
“These success stories by the Nigerian military collectively are often under-reported in the media and sometimes also met with distrust by the public. These issues portend the need to open up dialogue space for fostering civil military relations in Nigeria. This is with a view to positioning the military as a responsive and accountable government institution."
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