“I am very thankful to the Nigeria police for
what they did for me.
The case has been going on for a while
now, I thank God we have been able to arrest one of the suspects. We would
pursue this case to the court and ensure we get justice.
“The actions of these fraudsters have
affected my business worldwide. I still have two cases pending in New York,
United States now,” Wizkid said.
Singer Ayodeji Balogun, a.k.a. Wizkid,
has commended the Lagos State police command for redeeming his image before his
international clients and arresting a 19-year-old fraudster who ripped
prospective clients abroad of their hard earned money.
Wizkid said, “there was a particular
case of a $45,000 that was collected from a promoter in USA by these fraudsters
using my name. There is another case of $25,000.
I am happy my name is being cleared
and I want justice.
“The situation has affected me psychologically
because I was being accused of taking money I knew nothing about. The press
also did not believe me so that dampened my morale,” the singer said.
The Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, few weeks ago revealed that a 19-year-old girl, who
for long had been posing as Wizkid on social media, had been arrested.
The teenager was said to have duped
many people, including students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) before she
was arrested. Among her victims were two people living overseas. The money was
over $53,000, equivalent of about N10.4 million.
According to Owoseni, the suspect, who
is a student of one of the universities in the country, was arrested after
Wizkid reported the case to the police command complaining that someone was
impersonating him and duping unsuspecting persons.
The suspect opened a Facebook account
in Wizkid’s name and displayed the artiste picture. She started chatting with
friends on Facebook, pretending to be Wizkid.
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