8th April, 2022
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
One Philip Agbe Chukwuemeka who impersonates as a medical doctor has been arrested at Mgbuoba NTA Road area of Port Harcourt for purchasing goods and paying for hotel bills worth N111,000 with fake bank alert.
Chukwuemeka claimed to be a medical doctor working at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, but the police in Rivers said preliminary Investigation revealed that his claim is false, as he dropped out of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, while in 200 level.
DSP Grace Iringe-Koko, acting Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command who announced the arrest in a statement said Chukwuemeka is currently being investigated at State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for possible prosecution.
“The suspect,who is a native of Umuhunvosi Village, in Isiala-Ngwa South of Abia State, met a lady via the Badoo social media platform, and came all the way from Enugu to Port Harcourt to meet her in person. He paid for his lodging during their date, using fake credit alerts for services of about N111,000 (One Hundred and Eleven Thousand Naira)”, the police spokesperson said.
She added that Rivers Commissioner of Police, CP Eboka Friday urged all and sundry to employ caution in the utilization of social media, and be wary of fraudulent credit alerts by unsuspected persons and be quick in reporting individuals with deceptive tendencies.