The long arm of the law has caught up with a disc jockey in Ekiti identified as Famotemi Toluwani Timothy for allegedly impersonating singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as “Portable”.
The arrest of the Famotemi was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who said the suspect was arrested on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
Uwujaren informed that Famotemi was arrested by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC after a tip-off.
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According to Uwajeren, the suspect who set up fake Instagram account with the name “Zazoo Omolalomi Portable” convinced one of his victims Adebayo Adedimeji Lukman, who runs a Club in Offa, Kwara State, to part with the sum of N 1 million as performance for a show.
Adebayo reportedly paid the sum of N790,000 (Seven Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira) as 80% of the performance into a bank account number provided by the suspect.
However, the self-styled ‘Portable’ did not show up at the event, which was held on February 18, 2022, as he reportedly blocked all means to reach him.
“The suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” the statement by Uwujaren added in part.
