A security guard who hacked into a lawmaker's account to impersonate him and extort money from people has been arrested by the police.
Ojo Adebowale after he was arrested
A middle-age man, Ojo Adebowale has been arrested for allegedly hacking into the Facebook account of a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly. The suspect who is a security guard with a Lagos-based private security firm, Proton Guard was arrested yesterday.
According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect was tracked by detectives in Lagos.
Oyeyemi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, added that Adebowale impersonated the lawmaker representing Ipokia/Idiroko State Constituency in the House, Hon. Ojo Adebowale Viwanu.
He explained that following the lawmaker’s complaint, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ibara, Abeokuta, Abiodun Bakare, detailed some detectives to unravel the person behind the alleged impersonation.
He said: “The suspect was tracked down to Lagos State by detectives attached to Ibara Divisional headquarters where the lawmaker has earlier complained that an unknown person has hacked into his Facebook account and using it to defraud unsuspecting members of the public of their hard earned money.
“The lawmaker revealed that some of his associates fell victim of the impostor. On the strength of his complaint, the DPO Ibara Division, CSP Abiodun Bakare, detailed some detectives to unravel the person behind the dastardly act. Their efforts paid off when the suspect was eventually technically traced to Lagos where he was arrested.”
The PPRO added that the suspect had already made confessional statement to the police. He said the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had ordered that the suspect be arraigned as soon as investigation was concluded.