The police in Lagos have arrested a 19-year-old Student of Delta State Polytechnic, Emmanuel Eto, for allegedly defrauding victims through internet while posing as former Lagos State governor and leader of APC party, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

He was arrested by the operatives of the State investigation Bureau of Lagos State police headquarters when he attempted  to defraud a fourth victim in Lagos having successfully defrauded three.

He was paraded on Wednesday by the commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Kayode Aderanti, who said that about three weeks he received complaint from a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Rahmam Akano that someone was impersonating a renowned senator on social media and defrauding unsuspecting victims.

He immediately directed the OC State investigation Bureau (SCIB), SP Ameh Akpa Veronica to investigate the case. SP Ameh Akpa Veronica immediately led a team of detectives who traced the suspect to Delta State where he was eventually apprehended.

Eto confessed to be  an ND 2 student of Delta State Polytechnic Oghara  saying he created a facebook account with the politician’s name which he used to lure his victims with a job offer.

It was learnt that he succeed in defrauding three persons before his arrest using a UBA account before he met his waterloo while attempting to defraud the fourth victim.

•Adapted from Daily Independent. Photo shows Eto.