The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has paraded 53 suspected internet fraudsters on Tuesday.
The suspects were arrested in Ibadan, Lagos, and Port Harcourt.
The anti-graft body arrested no fewer than 53 suspected yahoo boys.
Lagos zonal office of the EFCC arrested 22 suspected yahoo boys, including Ayeni Olarewaju, Muyiwa Adetola, Adeolu Damilade, Aminu Kelvin, Oritsetimeyin Abel, Ademola Lekan, Abayomi Qudus, Isaac Chibueze, Ajama Patrick, and Nesta Olotu.
Others are Balogun Ayo, Mustapha Hassan, Adewumi Adebayo, Musbaudeen Olamilekan, Odaro Edogiawere, Charles Akpene, Joshua Ugwuomore, Ogundare Kayode, Ayeni Isamilola, Kara Uzuegbu, Akindele Samuel, and Oladimeji Ashiru.
Also, the Port Harcourt Zonal office of the Commission nabbed eight suspects on Tuesday, in Mandela Housing Estate, Rumuokoro, and Street 1, Radio Road Estate, Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Rivers.
The suspects, seven men, and one lady were identified as Charles Mba, Vandross Ebre, Timothy Godspower, Tochukwu Mbonu, Okoroma Robinson, Ruth Allison, Kingsley Obilor, and Sampson Ajaka.
“Items recovered from them include nine (9) phones, eight (8) Laptops of different brands, one (1) silver-colored Lexus ES 330 car, One (1) maroon black- coloured Lexus ES 330 car and one (1) white-coloured Benz GLK 350 Sport Utility Vehicle,” it was said.
Also, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday, 25 January 2021, arrested 13 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
According to the anti-graft agency, their arrest was triggered by intelligence reports detailing their alleged involvement in internet fraud and other related offences
The suspects are Adio Taheed, Kayode Adeoye, AbdulAfeez Kehinde, Ogunleye Yemi, Olaniyi Joshua, Bakare Omolayo, and Raji Wasiu.
Others include Adesuntola Adebayo, Abdulfatai Waliu, Olawale Ibrahim, Ridwan Gbolahan, Olayiwola Olamilekan and Tajudeen Mojeed.
The commission confirmed that four cars, laptop computers, phones, and other incriminating documents were recovered from them.
“The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” the EFCC said in a statement on its social handles on Tuesday.
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