CRIME: EFCC ARRESTS 20 SUSPECTS FOR INTERNET FRAUD IN ILORIN

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Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested twenty suspects over offences bordering on cybercrime.

The arrest marks the second such operation in Ilorin in the past month.

Recall that on May 4, 2023, operatives of the EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command, arrested 62 suspected internet fraudsters including a convict, one Raji Wasiu Babatunde, whom the Commission had last year secured his conviction over a similar offence.

This is stated in the statement provided to journalists in Ilorin by Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission’s spokesman.

It was mentioned that the most recent arrest, which was made as a result of reliable information, happened in Ilorin’s Egbejila, Airport Road, and Offa Garage areas.

The suspects, according to the statement, are,” Habeeb Abubakar, Abiola Abiodun, Atitebi Samuel, Emmanuel Mofe Oborirhwoho, John Adamson, Mayowa Akinola Victor, Oluwafemi Smith Ola, Abdullahi Isiak, Orji Daniel Roland, Martinson Adegboyega and Kolawole Temidayo.

“Others are Orimadegun Bashir Ishola, Tijani Quadri, Adebisi Kazeem, Umar Abdulkareem, Adebisi Teslim, Okunlola Idris Ayomide, Quadri Lekan, Ukueni Great and Adeyeye Usman.

“Items recovered from them upon arrest include different brands of phones, laptops and exotic cars.

“The suspects will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigations.” the statement concluded.