'We've arrested the students impersonating Wizkid' – Sunday Are tells THENETNG
The alleged fraudsters led by Ifeoma Nelly, a 200-level Industrial Chemistry student of Delta State University were arrested at a Lagos hotel and have been remanded at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters Ikeja GRA.
In the words of Sunday Are, ‘The ring leader is actually 20 years old and not 19 as reported online and they’ve all been arrested when they attempted to defraud another set of clients in Lagos’.
He continues, ‘They confirmed to us that they’ve been doing this for over three years. They not only used Wizkid’s name to open Facebook accounts, but also used his name to register the phone they use, so whenever someone calls her or she calls someone, Truecaller shows Wizkid’s name’.
This is not the first time Wizkid has been impersonated.
READ: Wizkid impostor swindles UNILAG students
On June 19, 2013, the pop singer and his manager were questioned at Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Onikan, Lagos following fraud allegations reported by students of University of Lagos only to realize they had been swindled by an impostor.
When asked if the impersonators will be charged to court, Sunday Are said, ‘I’m leaving it to the police to handle.’