HATFIELD, United Kingdom (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Shortly after the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had denied storming the home of popular Nigerian singer John Njeng-Ngeng, aka Skales, they made a U-turn to confirm arresting two suspected internet fraudsters at House F10, Victoria Crest 4, Lekki, Lagos.
A statement by the acting spokesman of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, said the arrest was carried out by operatives of the Lagos Command on Tuesday, October 10, at the residence of the musician.
The suspects, according to Oyewale, are: Udemba Chukwuemeka( a.k.a Jody) and Jamal Jamiu Onasola( a.k.a. Jamal).
He said the two suspects, suspected of being involved in dating scam, described Njeng as their “mentor”. While Chukwuemeka has been in Njeng’s residence for two years, Onasola has only stayed there for a few months, Oyewale said
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He added that they will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
Earlier, when the singer alleged that some EFCC officials invaded his home with guns and hammers, the commission discarded the claim as unfounded.
Skales claimed, “So #officialEFCC pulled up to my house with 3 men with guns and some with sticks and hammers lol, they broke my back door while I was sleeping on the bed with my 6month old daughter, imagine I had a panic attack because of my health issues…. Is this not a crime?”
Oyewale, in his reaction this morning, said: “Number 1, we don’t invade. Number 2, we don’t conduct any raids. Number 3, there are ways and rules to identify a regular EFCC operative.
“So, to all intents and purposes, all of his claims, they are totally removed from what an EFCC operation looks like.”