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.
Bolaji Aladie Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq Dauda Adeniran Adeshola Muftau Akanbi Oke George Innih Ayinke Saka NTA Ilorin Femi Gbajabiamila Kazeem Gbolagade Isiaka Danmeromu Issa Baba Y.A. Abdulkareem Dele Belgore Elesie Of Esie Ganmo Power Sub-Station Kale Ayo Yusuf Amuda Abubakar Ahmed Mohammed Rifun Gambari Rotimi Samuel Olujide Ahmed Okedare Abdulganiyu Oladosu Igbaja Yeketi Bayo Ojo Makama Abdulrosheed Okiki Haruna Olawale Sulaiman Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu Kayode Oyin Zubair Alore 3MTT Raliat Elelu-Habeeb Hassan Taiye Salam Oye Tinuoye Adisa Logun Ahmad Belgore A.E. Afolabi Oladipo Akanmu Tolani AbdulGaniyu Kareem Okin Biscuits Umar Danladi Shero Ishak Mohammed Sabi Suleiman Idris Ahmad Uthman Balogun Fulani Kwarareports.com Musa Aibinu Baba Isale Aliyu Alhassan University Road Shade Omoniyi Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Bankole Omisore Binta Abubakar Mora Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Oloye Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye JUSUN Kulende-UITH Moro Ojo Fadumila Aliyu Muyideen Amos Sayo Hausa Durbar Sheikh Ariyibi Muhammed Aliyu Saheed Popoola Ayodele Shittu Jani Ibrahim Playing Host Dairo Kunle Paul John Obuh ASUU Quranic Recitation Competition

