SSS Arrests Two Suspects Who Specializes In Defrauding Ladies

 

 The Abuja State Security Services (SSS) on Wednesday, January 13, paraded two suspects Shettima Buba and Abdullahi Hassan for defrauding ladies on social media. 

The state director of the Federal Capital Territory, Abubakar Bubuche said the suspects were arrested in Maiduguri, Borno state. Bubuche said: “The gang calls up their potential victims and orders them to pay certain amount of money to a given account or have their personal pictures edited and posted nude on the internet.” Bubuche Shettima and Hassan were arrested following several complaints from the public. He said the FCT SSS launched a detailed investigation that led to the duo’s arrest.

He called on the general public to be mindful of their activities and dealings with unknown persons on social media.“This is to inform the general public of activities of criminal syndicates in the FCT,” Bubuche said. Speaking to journalists, Shettima, 35 and a graduate of political science from the University of Maiduguri said he specializes in threatening the ladies whom their nude pictures are already in the gang’s possession. He said, in the last operation that got them arrested, the gang was able to obtain N170 million from their victim. He also disclosed that he had another partner, Abba who specializes in luring the ladies into making their pictures available to the gang. He however added that Hassan was never part of the business but the group only makes use of his (Hassan’s) account for transactions. Also, speaking, Hassan, a 22-year old School certificate holder said he is not aware of the gang’s business. Speaking in Hausa, Hassan said he only made his account details available for the group and barely know what they are into.