The trending topic in Nigeria this morning is the news of the arrest of a popular social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale who is known as AdeHerself on Twitter.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had picked up and paraded Adeherself alongside four others for involvement in cybercrime.
According to EFCC, Adeherself is actually a male who poses as a female on social media to hoodwink her foreign preys.
Read the official statement released by EFCC below:
EFCC Arrests Social Media Influencer, Four Others for Internet Fraud The EFCC Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested five alleged internet fraudsters, including one Adedamola Adewale, a self-acclaimed social media influencer, for their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud.
The five suspects were apprehended in different areas of Lagos during a raid by operatives.
While Adewale, 20, and his accomplice, Lamina Hamzat Ajibola, were arrested at the Agungi area of Lekki, Lagos State, the trio of Israel Onyebuchi, Emmanuel Olayode and Valentine Nwokorie were picked up at the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.
The arrest of Adewale and Ajibola was the sequel to intelligence linking them to online fraudulent activities with two brothers, Lasisi Wasiu Adeleke and Lasisi Riliwan Adeniyi, who are at large. They were arrested at a four-bedroom duplex belonging to the two run-away fraudsters.
Intelligence also linked them with alleged flamboyant lifestyles. During interrogation, Adewale, a self-acclaimed model, who goes by the username @adeherself on Instagram, confessed to being a picker” in cybercrimes. He usually poses as a lady to hoodwink her foreign “preys”.
Items recovered from the suspects include two Toyota Camry 2009 model cars, and a sum of N9,000,000.00 (Nine Million Naira only), which was found in Adewale’s account.
The other suspects; Onyebuchi, Olayode and Nwokorie were arrested for their alleged involvement in a romance scam. They were arrested during another raid, following a separate intelligence.
Investigation revealed that Nwokorie was posing as a female American citizen and sending photos as a porn star to defraud his victim while Onyebuchi was engaging in a love scam as well as forging foreign cheques.
Items recovered from the suspects include laptops and mobile phones. All the suspects will soon be arraigned in court as soon as investigations are concluded.
Twitter Nigeria is currently in an outburst over the arrest of Adeherself with so many wild reactions.
See some of the reactions below:
50% of social media influencer and online skit makers are into Yahoo, so don't act as if you are surprised #Adeherself pic.twitter.com/fy2t9ZLzgS
— Sir Tobility???????? (@iamtobility) June 17, 2020
Hushpuppi when he sees #Adeherself at EFCC office ???? pic.twitter.com/6jYdzDFpjW
— King_Holuu???????? (@mhiz_midee) June 17, 2020
So I noticed something or maybe it’s my eyes. Both pictures were gotten from #Adeherself skits and her fathers in both skit looks different. Please help me judge pic.twitter.com/MwaaXLueoa
— Amaka (@CallMe_Ammie) June 17, 2020
Efcc just arrested #Adeherself and some others
It's sad because she was really creative and could have been successful even without fraud
But what is amusing her though? pic.twitter.com/7XyvrrX11m
— H.A.I.S.H.A???? (@EWAWUNMlll) June 17, 2020
EFCC has arrested social media influencer Adewale AKA #Adeherself as a picker for Yahoo boys. N9m was also found in her account.
After scamming people of their hard earned money they will come to social media and be yarning okoto meow, awon aspire to perspire and Maguire ???? pic.twitter.com/KadKOxDFKo— Your Fav Phone Plug™ ???????????????? (@007Cardinal) June 17, 2020
#Adeherself She already told us she can be any ade she wants to he and can be anything ????♀️ we did not just get the message ma???? pic.twitter.com/rzasMYPMw7
— Khami Gracie???? (@GracieKhami) June 17, 2020
EFCC: you are under arrest, pose to be snapped.#Adeherself: I'm a savage, Classy, Bougie, Rachet
Standing, stupid ,smiling
Mummy, see me, daddy pic.twitter.com/lkvnbKQMZu— pauligram (@pauligram1) June 16, 2020
Everyone is acting surprised and acting up cos #Adeherself don cast yet 75% of them influencers have got a thing or two with fraud and fraudsters.. E be things.. pic.twitter.com/PGuEgjTqlJ
— Stephkeyz007 (@stephkeyz007) June 16, 2020
For anyone who's still confused on #Adeherself and EFCC story… imo, Adeherself is that face behind the account while the guy operates the account for fraud.
No doubts, the skit maker is involved in the saga as she already told EFCC she's a picker pic.twitter.com/c3o6bZDXS7
— The Communicator ↙️ (@DE_COMMUNICATOR) June 17, 2020
Lawyer representing Lamina, #Adeherself and Picker. pic.twitter.com/ykoT3DEIh4
— #NSIBIDI2 OUT NOW (@ignoredaustin) June 17, 2020
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