No be small matter o! Airport Police Command for Lagos don burst one 20-year-old guy wey dey call Essien Emmanuel Akpama, wey don collect over N1 billion (more than $1 million) from plenty victims for United States. The guy dey run celebrity romance scam wahala, and dem catch am as e dey try board flight waka from Lagos.

According to the police, this guy no go believe am o! E don dey do this kind gra-gra since February 23, 2024, when e move from Calabar go Lagos. Na from there, e dey organize different fraud schemes wey dey sweet him belle, especially one wey involve one 47-year-old woman for US. Dis woman don transfer $1 million make this guy because him tell am say na for property wey dem wan buy for Florida orphanage.

Dem call this scheme “BullRun 2.0,” wey dem don change am from “4 Way Mirror Money.” Na wetin dem dey use collect money from people. And if you think say na only younger women he dey run this thing on top, you dey mad! E also chop N25,709,400 (around $18,000) from another 70-year-old woman for US, all because she believe say na gift cards and some high-end gadget wey e need for Nigeria.

The guy dey claim say him be 60-year-old orthopaedic surgeon wey dey work with United Nations for Nigeria. Wetin dem no go do for money matter! They recover plenty valuable items from am, including one MacBook Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and Google Pixel devices wey dey total up to N8,141,367.

CP Ogunbode Olufunke, wey be the Commissioner of Police for Airport Police Command, talk say dem no go rest until dem catch all these fraudsters. E say dem go keep dey use intelligence-driven operations to catch criminals wey dey run things for Nigerian airports. Dis case don pass go Special Fraud Unit make dem continue investigate, and once dem finish, na court go hear am!