EFCC
EFCC Nabs 25
EFCC
EFCC Nabs 25 LAUTECH Students for
Cybercrimes
Operatives of the Advance Fee Fraud Unit of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Abuja Headquarters, have arrested
25 students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,
LAUTECH, Ogbomosho, Oyo State, for their involvement in various
forms of cybercrime including romance scam, love scam, possession
of forged documents, and obtaining money by false pretence.
The students, who are aged between 18 and 29 years old, were
arrested at their off-campus hostels, following a three-day raid
carried out between September 16 and 19, 2019. Operatives acted on
intelligence report, which was investigated using sophisticated
equipment. The raid also followed months of surveillance and
monitoring of their activities.
They include: Pelumi Adigun, 18; Umaru Frederick, 21; Damilola
Emmanuel, 22; Tomiwa Oyewole, 29; Adeleke Owolabi, 24; Oladosu
Abdullahi, 23; Abdulmusaq Ismail, 25; Isajimi Joshua, 23; Olaniyan
Tunde, 22, and Ebosele Francis, 28.
Others are: Oladejo Ibrahim, 26; Oluwadamilare Abimbola, 25;
Orimoloye Joshua, 23; Alfred Samuel, 22; Bayewu Ishola, 23; Abiola
Gbenga, 25; Alfred Daniel, 20; Agboola Solomon, 21; Arolewola
Damilola, 25; Amoo Tunmise, 23; Akeem Taiwo, 25; Segun Ajibola, 25;
Hassan Segun, 24; Onicha Joel, 23, and Tafa Bassit, 25.
In the course of executing the search, Ismail, who confessed to
being involved in internet fraud, took operatives round hostels,
leading to the arrest of many of the culprits. Some of the suspects
who jumped over the fence to escape arrest, were nabbed in the
process.
Some of the items recovered from them, which are believed to be
the proceeds of their illegal activities online, include, a 4matic
Benz, a Toyota Camry, a Toyota Corolla, two Macbook computers, two
iPads, two iPhones and many other documents, which will be
subjected to forensic analysis.
The suspected internet fraudsters, who are currently in the
custody of the EFCC will be soon be arraigned in court.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity