EFCC Arrests 48 Kwara Varsity Students for Internet Fraud
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University and two others for offences bordering on internet fraud.
EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to the statement, the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at their various hideouts, after days of surveillance, adding that they will be arraigned in court when investigations are concluded.
Items recovered from the suspects, according to the statement, included laptops and different brands of phones.
The statement read, “Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University, KWASU, and two others for offences bordering on internet fraud.
“They were arrested on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 in their various hideouts after days of surveillance and fruitful intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences.
“Items recovered from the suspects include nine exotic cars, 24 laptops, and different brands of phones. The suspects will soon be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigations.”
A week ago, the anti-graft agency also arrested 14 individuals suspected of internet fraud at a “Yahoo Academy” in Makurdi.
In a statement on its official X handle, the EFCC said, acting on intelligence, operatives from the Makurdi Zonal Command raided a three-bedroom apartment along Achusa Road, Benue State, believed to be a training centre for internet fraud trainees.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Computer Based Test Press Release Makama Of Ilorin Bio Ibrahim Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu Na\'Allah Tafida Of Ilorin Saudat Abdulbaqi TVC Female National Debate Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye Olusola Saraki Igosun Ayoade Akinnibosun HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity Razak Atunwa Shao Abdullah Janet Amudat Lawyers Unite Against Corruption CKNG Yakub Lai Gobir Ojo Fadumila Surajudeen Akanbi Abdulganiyu Salahudeen Baruba Maryam Ado Bayero JUSUN Aishat Sulu-Gambari Gbugbu Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi Kwabes Oyawoye Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria 2023 Elections Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq Abatemi Usman AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Funmilayo Mohammed Grillo Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Lanre Issa Onilu FERMA Fatimat Saliu Ayodele Shittu Kwara State Council Of Chiefs Opaleke Bukola Iyabo Amule Elementary School Ilorin General Hospital Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke Baba Issa Abdulfatai Baakini Kwara TV Owo Arugbo Kwarareports Opolo Global Innovation Limited Nigerian Correctional Service VADA Agboola Babatunde Egbewole Tosin Saraki Anilelerin Jimba Babatunde Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise Olushola Saraki Abdulrosheed Okiki Abdulrauf Aliyu Chikanda Playing Host Federal Road Maintenance Agency Dagbalodo Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Tsaragi-Share Ibraheem Abdullateef Haruna Tambiri Mohammed Ridwan Agboola Dumagi Saba Jibril

