EFCC Arrests Nollywood Actor, Mike Ezuruonye’s Impersonator
An impersonator of Nollywood actor, Mike Ezuruonye, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to the actor, he petitioned the police after his image was allegedly dragged in the mud by those he described as criminal elements who use his name to dupe unsuspecting fans.
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One of the suspects identified as Osigbovo from Benin was on Monday apprehended by the EFCC.
He is in custody of the anti-graft agency for allegedly collecting huge sums from female fans of the actor.
The criminal was said to have used Ezuruonye’s image and videos and superimposed his own voice to deceive the women.
Some fans who reacted to the actor’s Instagram post said,
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A comment on the actor’s Instagram post by one Lily Wareham, read: “I hope when they lock him up they throw away the keys… This fool thought he got me.
“He asked me what job I did, I told him I was a nurse in the UK. He said that I can help to open a pharmacy in Nigeria. I asked why can’t you open it yourself because your rich, he said he had other things doing.
“I knew from the start he was a scammer. People when a person who doesn’t know you and ask you what job you do. Straight away you should know that person is a scammer. I work too hard for my money to be taking away or wasting it, ” Wareham said.
