Conviction Fraudster Pulls Off $1m Scam From Kirikiri Prison

A convicted internet fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke, who is serving a 24-year jail term at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison in Lagos, is again, the subject of an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged mastermind of a mega scam to the tune of over $1million.
Aroke allegedly pulled the heist right from prison cell using a network of accomplices out side the prison, some of them targets of fraud and money laundering investigation.
The lid on his latest fraud exploits from the bowels of the Maximum Correctional Centre, it was learnt, was blown following intelligence received by the EFCC.
The anti-graft spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, yesterday.
He further explained, “The immediate riddle that confronted the EFCC was how it was possible for the convict to continue to ply his ignoble trade of Internet fraud from prison.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the convict, against established standard practice, had access to internet and mobile phone in the correctional centre where he is supposed to be serving his jail term.
“Even more puzzling was the finding that Aroke got himself admitted to the Nigeria Police Hospital, Falomo, Lagos, for an undisclosed ailment.
“And from the hospital, he would move out to lodge in hotels, meet with his wife and two children and attend other social functions.