EFCC Arrests 24
EFCC Arrests 24 University Students for Cyber
Crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Office has
arrested thirty-four suspected internet fraudsters at 21, Sawmill
Road Awa-Ijebu, Ogun State.
The suspected cyber criminals who are between 19 and 37 years of
age include: twenty-three students of Olabisi Onabanjo University,
out of which nine were ladies who allegedly claimed to be
girlfriends and or neighbours of some of the suspects; one from the
National Open University of Nigeria and twelve others are
non-students.
The Commission got wind of their activities through series of
intelligence alleging that the suspected fraudsters engaged in
fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences through
sending emails to unsuspecting victims mostly in the United States
of America while others were engaged in romance scam on several
dating sites.
At the point of arrest, EFCC operatives recovered over three
hundred SIM cards from them. Other items recovered from the
suspects include: different models and brands of exotic cars, 18
laptops (nine being of Apple brand), 50 telephones (21 iphones) and
two bags of fetish objects (juju) from them. Several documents
containing false pretences were also recovered from the
suspects.
Suspects would be charged to court accordingly as soon as
investigation is concluded.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity