EFCC arrests Oyediran Joseph, wanted by FBI

Date: 2019-08-31

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested Oyediran Joseph, said to be one of the "most wanted" suspected internet fraudsters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

EFCC said the 36-year-old suspect was arrested in Ilorin, Kwara State recently. The Zonal Head of the Commission, Sharu Isyaku, told reporters at a news briefing on Friday that "the 36-year-old suspect had benefited from about N60m from the loot via Western Union Transfer."

The Ilorin zonal office of EFCC covers Kwara, Kogi and Ekiti states.

The FBI had arrested no fewer than 78 Nigerians in the USA, who were indicted for internet fraud and cyber crime-related offences amounting to millions of dollars.

Isyaku said, "Just last three weeks, the US authority had written to us for assistance in tracking and possible arrest and prosecution of two most wanted FBI suspects in Nigeria.

"The Commission acceded to their request.

"The Commission has been supportive of the activities of the FBI and every other foreign counterpart whose responsibility is similar or analogous to ours."

He revealed that the zone had traced four properties linked to some cyber crime suspects in choice areas at Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

He said the properties include supermarket and plaza with market value of between N800m and N1bn.

Said he: "Within seven months of our operation, the Ilorin zonal office has independently arrested over 58 suspected internet fraudsters, secured conviction of 25 and got forfeiture of their exotic cars and money running into millions of Naira."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Cornelius Adebayo     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Adaramaja     Sobi     Sulyman Tejidini     Matthew Okedare     Temitope Ogunbanke     Gbenga Adebayo     Aliyu Muyideen     Olaiya Lawal     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     AbdulHamid Adi     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Gbemisola Saraki     Lucky Omoluwa     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Adamu Atta     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Abdulhakeem Amao     Micheal Imoudu     Lola Ashiru     Charcoal     Abdulazeez Uthman     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Usman Rifun     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Hijab     Henry Olaosebikan     Kaiama     JUSUN     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Kunle Suleiman     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Jare Olatundun     Bukola Ajikobi     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Benin Republic     Public Holiday     Gani Saadu     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Agbarere     Leke Ogungbe     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Aisha Buhari     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Bola Sagaya     Ishola Abdullahi     Offorjama     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Adeleke Ogungbe     Transition Implementation Committee     Olusola Saraki     Waheed Ibrahim     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Aminat Omodara     NURTW     Akeem Lawal     Kwara State Fire Service     Maigida Soludero Transit     ARMTI     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Edu     Bayer AG     Jalala     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Baba Isale     Kayode Alabi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Photo News     Joseph Daudu     Summit University     Taiwo Joseph     Afetu Of Alabe     Ekiti     Apado     Peculiar Allowance     Saheed Popoola     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Adesoye     Otuka     KSIRS     Isau     Abubakar Baba     Hauwa Nuru     Aiyedun     Oloriegbe     Mike Omotosho     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Moshood Mustapha     Henry Makinwa     Abubakar Atiku     Taofik Abdulkareem     Kwasu     Okasanmi Ajayi     Council Of The Wise     Magaji Nda     Saidu Yaro Musa     Kwarareports.com     Adama Isa     Ajeigbe     Sai Kayi     Jebba     Kola Ologbondiyan     Kwara Polytechnic     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Kwara Basketball Association     Gbemisola Saraki     Flights To Ilorin     Oniwasi Agbaye     Rueben Parejo     Ilorin Central Mosque     Tafida Of Ilorin     Hijaab     MATTA Girls Foundation     Elesie Of Esie     Femtech     Okala Baba     Kayode Bankole     Tayo Awodiji     Inside Kwara     Idris Amosa Saidu     Umar Ayinla Saro     Sarah Alade     Kwara State Television     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Sabi     Shoprite     Bukola Ajikobi     Gobir     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Kamaldeen Gambari     NULGE     Idowu Aremu     Elelu     Deji Ajani     Kishira     Jani Ibrahim     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Amuda Musbau     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     ASMAU PLAZA     Kabir Shagaya     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Toyosi Thomas     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi