In yet another raid aimed
at eradicating the menace of internet fraud and cybercrime, popularly known as
‘yahoo-yahoo’ in the South-East region of Nigeria, the Enugu Zonal Office of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, June 19, 2019,
arrested five suspected fraudsters.
They include Ogbu Obinna
Christopher, Onyeagba Joseph, Chime Isiah, Duru Franklyn Tochukwu and Orji
Uchenna. They were arrested following an early morning raid at their respective
residences located at Goshen Estate and Trans Ekulu, Enugu.
Their arrest followed an
intelligence report about their fraudulent online activities. On the strength
of the information gathered, search warrants were executed in their
houses/compound.
Items recovered from them
include several mobile phones, laptop computers, suspected counterfeit currency
in N1,000 notes totaling N31,000; three Lexus cars, one Toyota Avalon car,
several ATM cards and other incriminating items. Similarly, the Ibadan zonal
office, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, also arrested nine suspected internet
fraudsters.
The suspects, ranging
between the ages of 21 and 30, were apprehended at different locations at the
Airport Road, Alakia Area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Following series of
complaints from neighbors and victims of their alleged fraudulent activities,
operatives of the Commission stormed their hideout in the early hours of
Wednesday to effect their arrest.
The suspects include
Abdulmumini Fatai, Hazzan Azeez Junior, Adeleke Oluwaseyi, Atolagbe Dami
Timileyin and Emmanuel Oluwaseun. Others are Kehinde Ridwan, Alarape Sodiq,
Ahmed Mufutau, and Quadri Opeyemi. They will soon be charged to court.
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