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.
KWATMA Samari Ishaq Abdulkarim Ademola Kiyesola National Pilot Just Law Forum LEAH Charity Foundation Alabere Kwara State Fire Service Shagari Dan Iya Of Ilorin Balogun Fulani Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola International Public Sector Accounting Standards Seed Technologies Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye Split Diamond Interchange Yahya Mohammed ER-KANG Mining Quareeb Muhammadu Gobir Ahman Pategi Seun Bolaji Jaigbade Alao Lanre Issa Onilu Labour Party Fatimat Saliu Ahmed Idris Mohammed Fareedah Dankaka Edret Sabi Abel Joshua Adeyemi Adimula Saliu Ajia Jimba Babatunde Adedipe Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem Olukotun Of Ikotun Saliu Tunde Bello Neo Mundo Ltd Sulu Babaita Isiaka Umar Danladi Shero Ilorin South Constituency Ibrahim Issa Jetti Suleiman Alege Kuranga Abdulazeez Uthman Amule AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Tosho Yaqub Muhammed Abdullahi Salmon Babatunde Salmon Omotoso Musa Imam Gambari Emir Of Yashikira Read With Me Lafiagi Iyeru Grammar School Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Odolaye Aremu Sobi Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode Baakini KWSUED African Democratic Congress Ibrahim Akaje Umar Yakubu Jaja Baruba Offa Metropolitan Club Vasolar Consortium National Democratic Congress Chikanda Federal Polytechnic Offa Waheed Ibrahim Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria Peter Amogbonjaye Air Peace Ayinde Oki IHS Towers

