Actor Ik Ogbonna has reacted to the arrest of an imposter who used his image to defraud an American woman of $70k.
IK Ogbonna on his Instagram post said the suspect has been arrested and is currently being tried at the Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos State.
He went ahead to warn imposters to stop using his name and image to scam people adding that he would never ask for money on the internet. He wrote:
“This is to inform the general public once again to be wary of all those who are using my name and image on social media to defraud unsuspecting innocent women
in love relationship scam.
One such is the recent case of one Kelvin Enofe, a 23 years old boy who duped an
An American woman of over 70 thousand US dollars, but as God would have it, some private investigators came to the rescue of the lady by revealing the true identity of Kelvin Enofe.
Consequent to the said investigation, the
Nigerian police went for Kelvin Enofe’s arrest, investigated the matter, and he is currently standing trial at the Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos Nigeria.
I do this today again to let the general public know that there are a lot more other persons claiming to be I Ogbonna on the
Internet. I will never ask for monetary favor from anyone on the Internet and if you see such on social media, please report such person or persons to me on my verified social
media handle.
Great job from Spaurell Private Investigators Ltd and the Nig police.”
See the post below:
