Instagram influencer, Adeherself arrested by EFCC for Yahoo fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Adedamola Adewale, popularly known as @adeherself on social media.

She was arrested alongside Lamina Ajibola in an apartment in Lekki which belongs to two brothers, Adeleke and Adeniyi Lasisi, who are at large.

Two Toyota Camry cars and N9 million were seized from Adewale who confessed to being a Yahoo picker.

The antigraft agency tweeted: “The EFCC Lagos Zonal Office has arrested five alleged internet fraudsters, including one Adedamola Adewale, a self-acclaimed social media influencer, for their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud.

“The five suspects were apprehended in different areas of Lagos during a raid by operatives. While Adewale, 20, and his accomplice, Lamina Hamzat Ajibola, were arrested at the Agungi area of Lekki, Lagos State, the trio of Israel Onyebuchi, Emmanuel Olayode and Valentine Nwokorie were picked up at the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.

“The arrest of Adewale and Ajibola was a sequel to intelligence linking them to online fraudulent activities with two brothers, Lasisi Wasiu Adeleke and Lasisi Riliwan Adeniyi, who are at large. Intelligence also linked them with alleged flamboyant lifestyles.

“During interrogation, Adewale, a self-acclaimed model, who goes by the username @adeherself on Instagram, confessed to being a picker in cybercrimes.”