THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported the arrest of a Nigerian who was allegedly involved in the cyber-hacking incident in December last year.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente identified the Nigerian as 27-year-old Henry Chidi Obioma who was arrested by BI intelligence agents last April 21.
Obioma was arrested in a residential area in Las Pinas City after the BI received information that he was working without the proper visa and permit, and was involved in the online banking fraud that affected at least 700 clients of a major banking institution.
During the arrest, Obioma failed to present any immigration documents, making him an undocumented alien.
“Scammers and fraudsters are not welcome in the country,” said Morente. “These aliens will definitely arrested, deported, and blacklisted for being undesirable,” he warned.
Meanwhile, fire broke out at the BI main office in Intramuros, Manila at around 1:40 p.m.today.
The fire was reportedly caused by a faulty airconditioning unit located at the second floor of the building.
No casualties or injuries have been reported in the said incident and fire out was declared at around 2:30 p.m..
Immigration services resumed immediately and were not disrupted by the incident.
