How I swindled American women of $48,000 – IMSU student!

A final year student of Imo State University, Chibuzor Akobundu, has been arrested by operatives of Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, for allegedly swindling foreign women to the tune of $48,000 through a dating website.

Chibuzor Akobundu (Devon Miles, Martin Williams and Sani Bala Ismaila 1st left), and other alleged accomplices

Surprisingly, the 22-year-old Microbiology undergraduate confessed that his victims, resident in the United States of America, were ‘swept off their feet’ by his profile on the dating site.

He spoke with journalists yesterday, while being paraded alongside two staff of a second generation bank, who allegedly facilitated the withdrawal of money via Western Union Money Transfer.

The suspect adopted Devon Miles as his name and pasted a photograph of an unknown American citizen as his profile on the dating site.

Victims

He confessed to have swindled five American single women within the ages of 40 and 50, in search for husbands.

He gave the name of his first victim as Antoinette. He promised to marry her and was able to dupe her of $16,000 before she suspected he was a fraudster.

His next victim was one Jettie Simpson, who reportedly sent $5,000 to him via Western Union.

Others also duped by Akobundu were Shelly Bashir, $100; Billie Klock, $13,000, in a relationship that reportedly lasted for five months, and Andrea Desena, $8,000.

‘How I operate’

Akobundu said: “I started browsing the dating site three years ago, posing as a US citizen residing in Nigeria.

“At that time, it was a common game around my area in Ikeja. Along the line I met these ladies who were looking for husbands.

“They fell in love with me because of my profile, where I stated that I was a 49-year-old divorcee in search of a wife. I claimed to be an engineer.

“I would tell them I was stranded in Nigeria and needed some money to travel back to US and they would send the money via Western Union.

“At other times, I would tell them that my daughter was sick and that I needed money to offset her hospital bill and they would fall for the trick. I have never used charm to hypnotise any of them.

“My parents were never aware of what I was into because anytime I got a reasonable amount, I would travel to South Africa and squander the money.

“My regret is that I never used the money for anything tangible, to avoid suspicion. My mum is a teacher, while my father is a businessman and have been responsible for the payment of my school fees.”

Victim’s story

Explaining how he was arrested, spokesperson for the Unit, Ngozi Insitume-Agu, said: “The arrest followed a petition via the Unit’s website from one Amelia Brosick, a US citizen, dated April 16, 2013, where she alleged that one Devon Miles, suspected to be a Nigerian, defrauded her to the tune of $16,439 using different tactics.

“She added that she met the suspect on a dating site in June 2012, and the suspect, under the guise of dating her for the purpose of marriage, obtained the alleged sum fraudulently through Western Union.

“Armed with the petition, Western Union was contacted and they sent a detailed spread sheet showing all the transfers in the name of the suspect.

“Following the information, the duo of Nnamdi Nwakwue Dike and Olawale Oguniran attached to Western Union in Skye Bank, Owerri and Allen Avenue, Ikeja, branches, respectively, were arrested.

“Their revealing statements led to the arrest of the serial internet fraudster, Chibuzor Akobundun also known as Devon Miles, Martin Williams and Sani Bala Ismaila. He adopted Devon as the internet name, but opened the account in the name of Martin Williams.

Accomplices confess

“He confessed that he provided the bank staff with the photocopy of his identity card so that they could withdraw the monies, while he gave them some percentage.

“The bank staff also confessed that they used Uche’s particulars to withdraw money from other persons’ accounts without his knowledge.”

However, Dike of the Owerri branch denied knowledge of what Akobundun was into. He maintained that he was only doing his job as a front-line teller staff of the bank, adding that he had never at any time paid Akobundu above the stipulated amount.

He said: “Anytime he came to collect the money, he would answer the question given  correctly, including the secret code.

“Mine is to ascertain whether the details corresponded with what was in the system at the end of which I would hand his money over to him.”

Asked if he received any gratification from Akobundu, he said he was given tips of N1,000 or N2,000 at times, just like some other bank customers do.

photo of man accused of raping and posting nude pictures of UNILAG student online!

A 22-year-old man, Babajide Bashorun, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for kidnapping a female University of Lagos student, raping her and then uploading nude pictures he took of her online.

“Few days later, the pictures were all over the Internet. The picture had the name and surname of the girl, her university, age, department and course of study. People were stopping her on the campus to tell her they had seen her nude pictures on the Internet,” a family source told reporters.

“The girl’s relations later saw the pictures and urged her parents to report the mater at Adeniji Adele Police Division.”

Bashorun, a dog breeder, was subsequently arrested.

Western China Riots Kill 27, State Media Reports!

 

Riots in China's western region of Xinjiang have killed at least 27 people, state media has said.

 

"Seventeen people had been killed... before police opened fire and shot  dead 10 rioters", the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.

The latest incident comes after 21 people died in violence in April, considered the deadliest in the region since July 2009, when nearly 200 people were killed in riots in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi.








Many Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking Muslim people who call Xinjiang home, accuse China of placing restrictions on their culture, language and religion. China says it grants them wide-ranging freedoms.
China accuses armed Uighur groups of having links to Central Asian and Pakistani armed groups and of carrying out attacks to establish an independent state called East Turkistan.
Many rights groups say China overplays the threat posed to justify its tough controls in Xinjiang.

By James Robertson Comments Kanye West talks "true love" Kim Kardashian, being god and releasing his OWN sex tape in rare interview!

He’s arrogant, he’s dating one of the most famous woman in the world and has a baby with a semi-ridiculous name Kanye West ticks all the boxes of celebrity stardom.
The reclusive star gives a rare insight into his chaotic life in a candid interview with W Magazine, talking about mother of his child Kim Kardashian, new chart-topping album Yeezus and his yet-to-be-seen sex tape.
Kanye has left the “pleasant smiles” of Los Angeles to relocate in Paris as he continues to pursue his obsession with fashion and his lavish property is a mash-up of modern interior design and architecture.
His creative side stems from his music to style choices and philosophical eloquence like a hip – yet mundane – Russell Brand.
During the interview the 36-year-old breaks into rants and poetic comparison that could only be conjured by a certain type of person.
In this case, a person who has titled their latest work of music Yeezus – a hybrid of Jesus and his nickname Yeezus – and describes it as a “one-man gangbang.”

His girlfriend Kim is often subject to debate and dispute about her lifestyle choices but Kanye hits back at the critics, telling W Magazine: “Nobody can tell my girl what to do. She just needed to be given some platforms of information to work from.”
It’s widely reported that Kanye is styling his beau - who gave birth to their daughter North last week - and he confirms: “For her to take that risk in front of the world, it just shows you how much she loves me.”
While it is no secret Kanye doesn’t want to be a part of the media frenzy surrounding Kim’s family he did make a guest appearance on reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
When he was quizzed about his cameo, Kanye explained: “Oh, that’s just all for love. It’s simply that.

“At a certain point, or always, love is more important than any branding, or any set of cool people, or attempting to impress anyone.
"Because true love is just the way you feel. Thoughts and feelings can disagree sometimes.”
Kim found fame when  a home video was leaked online with her ex-boyfriend Ray-J.
Last year, a mystery person threatened to go public with a recording Kanye made of himself with an unidentified woman in a hotel room.
But not one to come second best, ahem, Kanye confesses he was on the verge of releasing his own copy just to maintain control of the situation and neutralise any threat of extortion.
“For the most part, I’d rather people have one of those home videos than some of the paparazzi photos that get published. At least I recorded the shit myself,” he says.

“That tape couldn’t have hurt me in any way if it came out - it could only have helped.”
Kanye collaborated with French duo Daft Punk on new track I am God. He reasons: “I made that song because I am a god. I don’t think there’s more explanation.”
While most of his brain-spills are seen as over-arrogant and borderline insane, the controversial star insists people shouldn’t take him too seriously and teases he could be “completely f***ing with you, and the world, the entire time.”
Well that would definitely explain some things.

His new egolistical offering, Yeezus, is Kanye’s first number one album in the UK since 2007’s mega-hit Graduation.
The follow-up to his collaboration with Jay-Z, Watch The Throne, was produced by Rick Rubin (Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Run DMC) and features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Frank Ocean, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon.

Kim Kardashian BOGUS BABY!

Someone has been trying to sell this baby pic for A LOT OF $$$$ -- allegedly the spawn of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.  But sources connected with the couple tell TMZ ... IT'S A FRAUD!




So here's what we're being told.  Kim felt people in her world were going to hawk baby photos, so she wanted to catch the culprits quickly.  We're told Kim hatched a plan and sent a half-dozen of her "friends" pictures of a baby she claimed was North West -- but we're told it was an impostor infant.

Sure enough ... someone came along and tried selling us this pic (above).  Gotta say ... it looks like it could be Kim and Kanye's baby.  It has the right ... well, you know ... but Kim would obviously pick a pic of an impostor baby that had the qualities of her own child.

Our K & K sources have seen the pic and claim it's not the real deal.

By the way ... we also got hold of another pic of a baby Kim sent to several other friends -- Bogus Baby #2.  We're told she's waiting to see if someone tries to sell this one as well.

Omotola on US TV show - Hit The Floor!

 
 
Beautiful Nollywood A-list actress and Time Icon, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde will be featured VH1′s Hit the floor show alongside International music superstar, Akon.

The programme ‘Hit the floor’ is a U.S drama TV series which spins around Aisha and her follows around her travails in becoming an NBA cheerleader unaware of the treacherous and tempting world that follows.
The show will be on VH1, Monday night by 9pm.

Here is the trailer to the VH1 series that she will be featured in.

Chris Brown accused of assaulting another woman!

A woman has accused Chris Brown of assaulting her inside of an Orange County nightclub.

 

Deanna Gines tells that she was with Brown at the Heat Ultra Lounge in Anaheim, where he had a concert.
She claims that as the venue was about to close, the singer deliberately “shoved her to the ground” and she fell hard on her knees.

 

She told the gossip site that she then had to go to the hospital where doctors told her she had torn ligaments in her right knee and may have to have surgery.
His rep told TMZ: "I'm unaware of the incident, as is Chris' lawyer and his entire team. He was in a great mood after Powerhouse." Nicole Perna, Brown’s rep, added, "None of this makes sense."

Four prisoners have been hanged in Edo state Nigeria, an official said on Tuesday!

In the first known executions since 2006 which Amnesty International described as "a truly dark day for human rights in the country".
Nigeria has faced international criticism over its death penalty and an estimated 1,000 people are on death row.

 

The four prisoners were convicted of either armed robbery or murder and were hanged in southern Edo state on Monday, the state's justice minister told Reuters by phone.
"They have been on death row for a long time and they were executed yesterday," Henry Idahagbon said. He did not say why authorities had decided to use the death penalty after a gap of seven years.
"These executions mark a sudden, brutal return to the use of the death penalty in Nigeria, a truly dark day for human rights in the country," said Lucy 

Edo state Governor: Adams Oshiomhole

Freeman, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for Africa.
Idahagbon said two of the death warrants had been signed by Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, and the other two by the previous governor.
"If the international community deems it wrong they should approach the national assembly for review of the law," he said.