The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Leye Oyebade, has confirmed the arrest of a certain undergraduate of History and International Relations in an unidentified private University in Osun State, who impersonated the wife of Oyo state governor, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi on Facebook. The 400-level student, simply identified as Adubi, had reportedly revealed that the heavy burden of paying his school fees after his father’s death, forced him into the crime.
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According to the CP, who spoke with journalists at Eleyele in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, the suspect explained that the sudden death of his father last year, who was a laboratory scientist, made life difficult for him on campus.
“He was arrested for opening a fake Facebook account belonging to Mrs. Ajimobi. The suspect had the intention to defraud innocent and unsuspecting members of the public on the wall and timeline of the fake Facebook account by requesting them to pay certain amount into his bank account.
“The suspect lied to many people, informing them of the non-existent Women Empowerment Programme and Car Loan Scheme of the First Lady.
“The suspect confessed to the crime,” the CP said.
Confessing to the crime, Adubi said, “I opened a new Facebook account in the name of Mrs Ajimobi, searched for her pictures on Google and uploaded them later on the account and posted on the wall and timeline of the account, two, schemes – Women Empowerment Programme and Car Loan Scheme.
