The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, June 4, 2021, arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters.
The suspects were arrested at Alaro Sango, Agbaje Ijokoro, and Apete Aladura areas of Ibadan, Oyo State following intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet fraud.
Thirty-four of the suspects already indicted by the investigation are Badmus Abeeb, Ibrahim Ahmed, Adeyemo Babatunde, Abdulrashid Ajagbe, Olajide Okiki Peter, Hassan Yusuf Atanda, Yusuf Olasupo Salaudeen, Bello Ahmed Bamidele, Adewale Damilola Tosin, Kolawole Yusuf Olawale,
Also mentioned in the list were; Nicholas Ferdinand, Kenshiro Olanrewaju, Falana Victor Dapo, Abogunrin Emmanuel, Bosun Tomiwa Tunde, Shelter Chibundo, Banjoko Idris, and Adebayo Akorede. Others are: Awoyinka Afeez Ayodeji, Afonja Olarenwaju, Akingbade Taofeek, Ezekiel Adekunle, Ganiyu Sodiq, Abioye Abiodun, Ogunbayo Daniel, John Timileyin
Others are, Ominiyi Daniel, Adeniyi Idris Sodiq, Joseph James, Adeyemi Segun Oluwaseun, Adeleke Rasheed, Saliu Tomiwa Rasheed, Itoro Edet Ime and Oseni Nasirudeen.
Some items used in perpetrating the crime were recovered from them.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, Wilson Uwujaren, the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity stated in a brief on Tuesday.
In the same vein, operatives of the EFCC also arrested nine suspected Internet fraudsters at Gwagwalada New Layout area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
The suspects are: Teddy Agbam, Abdullahi Abdulsamad, Abdullahi Abdulrasheed, Ehije Miracle Julious, John Amajeh Stephen, Okorie Kalu Udo, Abrebor Promise, Abdulazeez Amin and Habib Abdulateef.
According to Uwjaren, the arrest followed credible intelligence on the nefarious activities of the suspects.
Items recovered from them are laptops and mobile phones.
They were also found with substances suspected to be Indian hemp and other drugs.
They will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded, Uwujaren stated.
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