- I took to crime due to economic hardship – DJ Ice
An Abuja-based Disc Jockey, Raymond Terver, also known as DJ Ice, has been arrested by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) for allegedly buying expensive drinks and goods using fake bank alerts.
The police said the suspect sold the items through intermediaries to hide his identity.
Parading the suspect in Abuja yesterday, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said DJ Ice ran out of luck after he purchased drinks from a hotel in August using a fake alert.
Adejobi added that the suspects who started the crime in June 2024 made over N8million from the crime which he used to purchase DJ equipment.
He said: “The suspect was arrested in August 2024 for purchasing goods using fake payment alerts. He admitted to starting this scheme in June 2024, ordering expensive drinks, particularly Hennessy XO, from the ‘For You’ Hotel and Restaurant in Jabi, Abuja.
“He would send fake payment receipts via WhatsApp, arrange for a dispatch rider to collect the drinks, and then send them through intermediaries to conceal his identity. Terver revealed he generated the fake alerts using the Paint app on his computer.
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