Police Arrest 3 for Impersonating President Buhari and his Wife Aisha

» Date: November 20, 2018

The Nigerian Police Force - Criminal Investigations an Intelligence Department has arrested and charged 3men to the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged Cyber crime and Impersonation of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Wife Aisha.

The Accused were identified as Julius Anyanwu aka Musa Mohammed, 48years, George Agu aka Dr Lina Norman, also 48years and Kenneth Ezeonu aka Abdul Karim, 45 years old.

Police Arrest 3 for Cybercrime and impersonating Buhari, Aisha

The Three men were accused on a 16-count charge ranging on Cybercrime, and impersonation.

As at the time of Parading the suspect, they all had no legal representative (a Lawyer) but that did not stop them as they all pleaded not guilty to all the charges levelled against them.

The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Benson Asogwa alleged that the Accused connived and conspired with some other people who are now at large to commit the offence on the 8th of August at around 10:00.
He claimed the act was carried out at Hassan Idowu Street, Aguda in surulere, Lagos and that the court should fix a trial date and remand the accused in prison until the said date since they do not have lawyers representing them.

The Judge presiding over the case, Justice Babs Kiewumi consequently approved the request of the prosecuting counsel and adjourned the case until January 8th, 2019.

It was gathered that the three accused persons were arrested by Cp Dan Okoro who is the Head of the Anti-Fraud Unit of the Police in Alagbon, Lagos State.