The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) yesterday confirmed the
arrest of a suspected digital satellite broadcast
scammer, Tope Ajayi, in Kano.
The commission said Ajayi was picked up last
Friday by the operatives of the EFCC from his
apartment at 26, Link Bawo Road, in Hausawa,
Kano, following intelligence report.
A statement by the Head of Media and
Publicity of the commission, Mr. Wilson
Uwujaren, said over 100 decoders and other
computer gadgets were recovered from his
server room during a search on his apartment.
The statement said: “Ajayi, who claimed to
have worked with Skye Bank Plc, is said to be
a major digital satellite broadcast scammer.
“He is alleged to have a server that links up
with a server in China and an unknown
Internet Service Provider (ISP) somewhere in
Europe or the United States of America.”
The EFCC said the suspect was also alleged to
be “engaged in illegal importation, selling and
distribution of pirated devices popularly known
as Dungle which enables subscribers to have
free access to Multichoice satellite signals
across West and Central Africa.”
The statement added: “According to Mr. Frikkie
Jonker, Senior Anti-Piracy Manager,
Multichoice, Ajayi’s server is considered strong
as it controls its counterpart server in China
and distributes satellite signals to a host of
West African and Central African countries,
including Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia,
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya Uganda and Benin
Republic .
“It was also revealed that the suspect had been
extracting control words from Multichoice
cards in Nigeria and sending same to a server
in China which is connected to an ISP server
placed somewhere in Europe or America.
“Jonker, who expressed his gratitude to the
EFCC for the arrest, described the scam as one
of the biggest in recent times.
“Ajayi will be arraigned in court when
investigation is concluded.”
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