Kwara: EFCC arrests 24 suspects for internet fraud, one for vote buying

Date: 2019-03-13

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin has arrested 24 suspects for internet fraud and one other for vote buying in Kwara.

Mr Isyaku Sharu, Zonal head of EFCC, Ilorin, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in his office, said that most of those arrested "were vibrant, young and energetic youths, aged between 18 and 25.

"Among those arrested are two corps members, some students of University of Ilorin and others from the Kwara Polytechnic, including their girlfriends

"15 of them have been taken to court, while the remaining 10 girls are still under investigation until we find something against them," he said.

Sharu said that before the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State Assemblies Elections, the commission embarked on an enlightenment programme on both the local media, English and Yoruba media warning citizens against vote buying

" We informed them that vote buying was a criminal offence as structured in the Electoral procedure act "We published our numbers for people to call, and during the last Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections, we got calls and we were able to arrest one person for vote buying and we will soon charge him to court," he said.

Sharu said that the commission, in collaboration with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), also arrested a fake Customs controller, who swindled members of the public, issuing them forms for employment and collecting huge sums of money.

"Unsuspected citizens were given forms for employment into the NCS by the suspect, who collected up to N500,000.

"He has since been charged to court," he said.

He said the EFCC will collaborate with stakeholders in the state, like the security agents, law enforcement, traditional institution, Corps members and students against economic and financial crimes in the state.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Curfew     Gwanara     ASMAU PLAZA     SUBEB     Tunji Moronfoye     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Fatimoh Lawal     Gbemi Saraki     New Model Police Station     Umar Saro     Adegoke Bamidele     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Bolaji Aladie     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Ado Ibrahim     Bisi Kristien     NULGE     Laboratory-to-Product     Sunset Workers     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     Barakat Community Secondary School     Ashiru     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Abubakar Imam     Olatunde Jare     Musa Yeketi     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Garba Ado Sanni     Kumbi Titiloye     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Binta Sulyman     Wahab Egbewole     Idris Garuba     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Fareedah Dankaka     Rasheed Jimoh     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Timothy Akangbe     KWAFFA     Abubakar Lah     Law School Scholarship     Shuaibu Yaman     Abdulazeez Uthman     Esinrogunjo     Oniyangi     IQRA College     Pilgrims Board     Yemi Sanni     Kolawole Akande     Sodiya     Col. Taiwo     Kuliyan Geri     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Yaman     Offa Metropolitan Club     Dele Belgore     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Olofa Of Offa     Toyin Falola     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     UITH     Adamu Attah     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Baruten     Dan-Kazeem     Elekoyangan     Kayode Yusuf     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Olaiya Zuberu     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Adeleke Ogungbe     Abubakar Kawu Baraje    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

A.G.F Abdulrasaq     George Funsho Adebayo     GGDSS Pakata     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Bashirat Bola Bello     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Okiki     Kwara State Television     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Kwara State University Of Education     Apaola     Fulani     Firdaos Amasa     ITEM 7     Dogara     Bello Bature     Okeose Christian Cementary     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Gambari     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Atiku     Ekiti     Justina Oha     Modibo Kawu     Jelili Yusuf     Kolawole Akande     SARS     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Umar Saro     Nurudeen Muhammed     Kazeem Adekanye     Saadu Yusuf     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Ajase-Ipo     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Pilgrims Board     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Tunji Arosanyin     Kale Belgore     Jawondo     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Umar Gunu     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Adedipe     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     TIC     AGF Abdulrazaq     Lafiagi     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Harafat E. Mukadam     Sola Saraki University     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Mohammed Haruna     Peter Amogbonjaye     Age AbdulKareem     Eruku     Hassan A. Saliu     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Azeez Bello     Sabi     John Olobayo     Isapa     CELF     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Muhammed Akanbi     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Babata     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Hakeem Idris