Kyari, who was recently instrumental to the arrest of the country’s most notorious and wanted kidnapper, Evans in Lagos, said Ushie was arrested in the early hours of Friday in Asaba Delta state.
In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Kyari said the suspect confessed that he has been impersonating several prominent Nigerians to defraud the unsuspecting public for three years.
The statement read: "You remember last week I alerted you friends about someone who had opened a Facebook Page with my picture and name to defraud innocent Nigerians. After serious follow up, we arrested the notorious fraudster 3am today in Asaba Delta state.
The suspect is Henry Ushie, a 27 year old native of Bekwara LGA Cross River state. Photo Credit: Abba Kyari Facebook
"The suspect/culprit is Henry Ushie. A 27 year old native of Bekwara LGA Cross River state. He confessed that for the past 3yrs he has been posing on Facebook as DIGs, AIGs, CPs, ministers, SGF, MD of companies and lastly my humble self.
"He claims he will get jobs, postings and UN peace keeping work for his victim's who felt they were communicating with the prominent citizens whose pictures are usually displayed.
"Suspect also confessed he was arrested in 2015 for the same crime and was subsequently charged to court where he was granted bail and he continued committing same crime without remorse.
"The phone and sim cards plus the ATM card of the account he uses in defrauding innocent citizens were recovered from him.
Ushie was arrested on Friday in Delta state. Photo Credit: Abba Kyari Facebook
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