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.

New Naira Notes     Monthly Sanitation     Muazam Nayaya     Iyabo Adewuyi     Elerin Of Adanla     Hijab     Ishola Abdullahi     Eleyele     Ballah     Chief Imam Of Offa     Public Holiday     Kishira     Lai Gobir     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Henry Makinwa     Ilorin     Musa Aibinu     Ashiru     NIPOGA     CUTI     Alapansapa     Teachers Specific Allowance     Bello Bature     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Radio SBS     Tunde Kazeem     Toyin Abdullahi     Apaola     Yusuf Abubakar     Abikan     Abubakar Aliagan     Kwara State Pension Board     Aso-ofi     Kwara TV     Sarakite     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Okeose Christian Cementary     NIRSAL     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Alaro     SAPZ Project     Tafida Of Ilorin     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Ajibike Katibi     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     CACOVID Palliatives     Yahya Mohammed     Federal Allocation     Bayo Lawal     Christopher Odetunde     Agor     KWSUED     Rafiu Ajakaye     Young Progressives Party     College Of Health     Kulende-UITH     Hassan Saliu     Wahab Agbaje     Afolayan     Bankole Omishore     Charles Ibitoye     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Yomi Ogunsola     Ganiyu Abolarin     ASKOMP     Kayode Zubair     Gbugbu     John Kehinde Salako     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     PharmAccess Foundation     Ijagbo Health Centre     Rashidi Yekini    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

TESCOM 2025     Niyi Ogundiran     Kunle Okeowo     Kwara State Football Association     Cornelius Adebayo     Oyun     Femi Agbaje     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Pakata Patriots     Alfa Belgore     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Mamman Saba Jibril     Eleyele     Olatunde Jare     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Hassan A. Saliu     UTME     CCEPE     Makama     Niyi Osundare     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Folorunsho Erubu     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Cassava Growers\' Association     Ndama Al-hassan     Ndakene     MalHub     Ubandawaki     Kwara 2019     Balogun Ajikobi     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Eleja     Shehu Salau     Osuwa     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Obayomi Azeez     Tafidan Kaiama     Onikijipa     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Just Law Forum     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Sam Onile     Amosa     Moronfoye     Idofin     Ilorin.Info     Lola Olabayo     Haliru Yahaya     Muslim Cementary     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Transition Implementation Committee     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Aliyu Umar     IPSAS     MATTA Girls Foundation     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Kazeem Adekanye     Senate President     Chief Of Staff     Kwara 2015     Pategi     Sunday Popo-Ola     Olaiya Zuberu     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Patience Jonathan     Afonja Descendants Union     Kwasu     Baba Isale     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Salihu Ajia