Shooting Stars Footballer And Two Others Arrested For Internet Fraud

A Shooting Stars Sports Club aka 3SC footballer identified as Dayo Oginni, has been arrested alongside two others for internet fraud. The Shooting Stars Footballer said to be a member of the feeders team of the popular Ibadan-based Nigerian football league team, was arrested alongside his brother-in-law, Alabi Okikiola; and his friend, Jonas Okwuwe, at a location on Fortune Estate, in the Ologuneru Olonde area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital for internet fraud by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office.

Their arrest came following the petition of a neighbour, who had a suspicion over their lifestyle as they had no known source of income. An official of the football who confirmed the arrest of Oginni, said he was indeed a member of the popular soccer feeder team but has not been attending training for a while.While Oginni said he was an Ordinary National Diploma Part 1 student at The Polytechnic, Ibadan in his statement, Okwuwe claimed to be a Computer Science graduate from the Auchi Polytechnic, and Oginni’s brother-in-law, Okikiola, said he had a Higher National Diploma in Accounting.

It was further gathered that laptops and phones of different brands were recovered from the suspects, who will be charged to court after investigation is concluded.