By Joe Udo
MINNA (CONVERSEER) – An 18-year-old man identified as Victor Ugwu of Easy Life Street, Kaduna Road, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command, for allegedly dressing as a woman to defraud his friend.
Ugwu, who works at a company in Kaduna, had been sending pictures to his contacts on Facebook and TikTok to lure them into romantic relationships.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said on 16 October, “At about 6:00 PM, a patrol team attached to Maje Division, Suleja LGA, while on routine patrol along Kaduna Road, intercepted Ugwu in a public argument with one Peter of the same area.”
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Abiodun noted that Ugwu was contacted by Peter, who wanted to meet a lady that he (Victor) worked with.
However, he stated that instead of introducing Peter to his colleague, Ugwu chose to dress up as a woman, take self-pictures, and send them to Peter via social media, even requesting money from him, claiming to be the lady in the pictures.
“When questioned, Peter stated that within the last year, he contacted Victor to link him with a lady who is Victor’s colleague at work.
“Surprisingly, Victor chose to dress like a lady, took selfie pictures and forwarded them to Peter through social media, and requested money.
“During the investigation, a search was conducted in Victor’s house, and a wig and female clothes were recovered,” Abiodun stated.
