No fewer than three suspected Facebook dating scammers have been arrested at Ufuoma in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
Quest Times gathered that the suspect were specialised in rape and kidnapping of their victims for ransom.
The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, spokesperson DSP, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in statement issued on Wednesday. Noting that the suspects, chatted and lured unsuspecting girls through Facebook to hotel rooms where they were gang-raped and dispossessed of their belongings.
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The statement reads, “The command has arrested three suspects, namely; Cornelius Ememah, Nelson Aghogho and Ufuoma Tunde ‘f’.
“They chatted and lured unsuspecting girls via Facebook, gang raped them and also inserted odd objects into their vagina; held them hostage, threatened to kill them, and then collected huge ransom from their parents before releasing them.
“They were arrested at Ufuoma in Ughelli North LGA when one of their victims sighted them and informed the police.
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“The female suspect among them receives the 2/3 Victims and takes them to the hotel where they usually carry out this dastardly act.
“They have so far done this to over 20 young girls. Please be careful out there. Things are happening,” the statement added.