Two Nigerians charged over alleged roles in transnational Internet love scams


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Nigerians Oladayo Opeyemi Awolola (left), 34, and Gbolahan Ayobami Awolola, 37, were each charged with one count of abetting others to receive stolen property.PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN.

SINGAPORE (ANN): Two men were taken to court on Tuesday (May 14) over their alleged roles in transnational Internet love scams committed between 2017 and last year.

In a statement on Monday evening, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said this was the first time that overseas-based suspects involved in the scams were arrested and sent to Singapore for prosecution.

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