EFCC arrests 5 internet fraud suspects in Ilorin

Date: 2019-09-13

Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the Commission, disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five persons over alleged cases of internet fraud and other fraud-related offences.

Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the Commission, disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday.

Uwujaren said the suspects are: Stephen Odanye, Abolarin Kayode, Babatunde Muhammad, Adepoju Tomiwa and Akinbamidele Femi.

He said that the suspects were arrested at different locations within Ilorin metropolis following intelligence reports gathered by the Commission.

"It was discovered that the suspects used their phones and laptop computers to communicate with their victims who are majorly foreigners,"Uwujaren said in a statement.

He said that investigations by operatives of the Commission revealed that the suspects had several foreign currencies deposited into their accounts by their victims.

"Items recovered from the suspects include: phones, cars, documents containing false information among others.

"The suspects will soon be charged to court," he said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Amosa     Mahe Abdulkadir     Sidikat Alaya     Ajibike Katibi     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Moses Salami     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Saliu Oluwole     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Akeem Lawal     Shagari     Eleyele     Oyelere Oyinloye     Erubu     Sobi     Eleja     Amina El-Imam     Ajuloopin     Saka Keji     Mohammed Abdulahi     KwaraLearn     Kwara Liberation Group     Bisi Kristien     Alliance For Democracy     Temitope Ogunbanke     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Egbejila     Women Radio     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Minister     Kawu Baraje     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Obuh     Suleiman Abubakar     Saheed Alakoso     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Ishaq Salman     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Bashir Badawi     Grillo     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Ahman Pategi     Wahab Agbaje     Ilorin South Constituency     Balogun Fulani     Okin High School     Kazeem Gbolagade     Olaoye B. Felix     Kayode Bankole     Simon Sayomi     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Amuda Musbau     Offorjama     Okin Biscuits     Mary Arinde     20 Billion Bond     Yekini Adio     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Undergraduate Bursary     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Adaramaja     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Kazeem Adekanye     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Minimum Wage     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Kunbi Titiloye     Iponrin     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Alimi Abdulrazaq     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Okin Biscuits     Ganmo     Haliru Yahaya     ASUU     Yinka Aluko     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Young Progressives Party     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Saadu Alanamu     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     ER-KANG     Moses Afolayan     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Lucky Omoluwa     Ilorin Durbar     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Odo-Owa     Oya State     Segun Olawoyin     Saliu Mustapha     Ilorin Airport     Akanbi-Oke     Al-Ilory     Agboola Babatunde     International Aviation College     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Hamidu Olowo     Firdaos Amasa     Rebecca Bake     Buari Edun     Sa\'adu Salahu     Abubakar Abdulraheem     IF-K     Wasiu Odewale     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     General Hospital, Ilorin     Igbomina     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Yahaya Dumoye     Saad Belgore     Valsolar Consultoria     Saheed Akinwumi     Olaitan Adefila     Unilorin FM     Yoonus Lawal     Muhammed Danjuma     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Labaeka     Olofa Of Offa     Offa Metropolitan Club     11th Galadima     Aminu Ado Bayero     Bashir Adigun     Ayobami Seriki     Lawan     Radio SBS     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     George Funsho Adebayo     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Mohammed Haruna     Muhammed Abdullahi     Bashir Badawi     Folorunsho Erubu     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Danhawa     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Yusuf Abubakar     Transition Implementation Committee     Olaosebikan     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Ridwan Agboola     RTEAN