EFCC arrests club owner, 14 others for alleged internet fraud in Lagos

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Story from Kenneth AFOR, Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a club owner, Emeka Williams Kingsley, alongside 14 others for alleged internet fraud in Lagos.

The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement issued by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, on Thursday.

According to the agency, Kingsley, the owner of Glass House, a club in the Abule Egba area of Lagos, was arrested alongside the 14 others on April 15, 2021, at the venue following credible intelligence gathered about their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud.

The other persons arrested are Adesoye Hussain Kehinde, Seun Joseph Adefala, Adebayo Gbadebo, Adebogun Olumuyiwa Adebowale, Aruna Ikoghane Odunayo and Israel Oluwatoyin.

Also apprehended are Junaid Idris Oladimeji, John Nnachi Ugochukwu, Oluwadare Olaiyan Aboderin, Ridwan Temitope Dada, Amosu Johnson Toby, Jimoh Kazeem Tunde, Oyemade Michael and Akeem Dada.

Items recovered from the suspects include cars, mobile phones and laptop computers.

The suspects will soon be charged to court, the EFCC said.

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