Popular pop star, Ayodeji Balogun, a.k.a. Wizkid, has
commended the Lagos State police command for
redeeming his image before his international clients and
arresting a 19-year-old fraudster who ripped
prospective clients abroad of their hard earned money.
“I am very thankful to the Nigeria police for what they
did for me. The case has been going on for a while now,
I thank God we have been able to arrest one of the
suspects. We would pursue this case to the court and
ensure we get justice.
“The actions of these fraudsters have affected my
business worldwide. I still have two cases pending in
New York, United States now. There was a particular
case of a $45,000 that was collected from a promoter in
USA by these fraudsters using my name. There is
another case of $25,000.
I am happy my name is being cleared and I want
justice.
“The situation has affected me psychologically because
I was being accused of taking money I knew nothing
about. The press also did not believe me so that
dampened my morale,” the singer said.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai
Owoseni, few weeks ago revealed that a 19-year-old
girl, who for long had been posing as Wizkid on social
media, had been arrested.
The teenager was said to have duped many people,
including students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG)
before she was arrested. Among her victims were two
people living overseas. The money was over $53,000,
equivalent of about N10.4 million.
According to Owoseni, the suspect, who is a student of
one of the universities in the country, was arrested after
Wizkid reported the case to the police command
complaining that someone was impersonating him and
duping unsuspecting persons.
The suspect opened a Facebook account in Wizkid’s
name and displayed the artiste picture. He started
chatting with friends on Facebook, pretending to be
Wizkid.
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