The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that they arrested two suspected internet fraudsters at the residence of musician John Njeng Njeng, popularly known as Skales.
The EFCC made this known in a statement on their verified X handle on Tuesday.
The statement reads, “Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, arrested two suspected internet fraudsters at House F10, Victoria Crest 4, Lekki, Lagos.
“The suspects, Udemba Chukwuemeka (a.k.a. Jody) and Jamal Jamiu Onasola (a.k.a. Jamal), were arrested at the residence of a musician, John Njeng Njeng (a.k.a. Skales).
“The two suspects, suspected of being involved in a 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.
“They will be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
Earlier, Chronicle NG reported that Skales called out the commission over burglary and false accusations of being a fraudster.
Skales said he was asleep with his six-month-old daughter when the anti-graft agency operatives, numbering about three, broke into his house through the backdoor on Monday night.
His allegations were, however, refuted by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, who stated that such claims were unfounded, adding that officials of the anti-graft agency do not operate in such a manner.
