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<strong>Kwara Poly Denies Student Who Scammed US Lady</strong>
Crime, Education, News, Nigeria

Kwara Poly Denies Student Who Scammed US Lady

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has distanced itself from Awoleye Joshua, a student of the institution suspected to have defrauded a United States of America lady, Volapolonius Moss, after he tricked her to come to Nigeria. Joshua, aged 23, alleged that he was a Higher National Diploma student of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the institution. Reacting, Kwarapoly in a statement issued on Saturday signed by Halimat Garba, the Public Relations Officer for the institution on behalf of the Registrar said, “the Management wishes to disclaim this malicious news about the polytechnic with the fact that Awoleye Joshua Oluwatofunmi is not a student of the institution. “Please, note that the said Awoleye was once a student of the institution, and had gradua...
<strong>How ‘Yahoo Boy’ Lured Me Into Nigeria – US Victim</strong>
Crime, Finance, News, Nigeria

How ‘Yahoo Boy’ Lured Me Into Nigeria – US Victim

Vonapolouis Moss, a United States citizen has narrated to the Kwara State Police Command how she was lured into Nigeria by a 23-year-old suspected internet scammer otherwise known as “yahoo boy”. Moss who lives at 2962, W 64th Court, Merrillville, Indiana 46410, USA stated that she was tricked into the country on January 9, 2023, by the suspect, said to be a yahoo boy who defrauded her of thousands of dollars since her arrival. She added that she met him on TikTok, a social media platform and he claimed to be an American by the name of Howard Adams and is currently working in Nigeria, claiming to need 1,000 USD which she was first ripped off. The state police command while giving an insight into the incident said the suspected fraudster identified as Joshua Awoleye, a Higher ...