The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 35 suspects for alleged internet and computer-related fraud.
According to a statement by the head of media and publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, all the suspects were picked up in the early hours of Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
While 25 suspects were rounded up in Lagos, 10 others were arrested in Port Harcourt.
The statement said: “They (the Lagos suspects) were arrested during an operation by operatives of the EFCC in the early hours of Tuesday at a hotel on Governor Road, Ikotun, Lagos, following a credible intelligence on their alleged criminal activities.
“The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
For the operation carried out by the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the EFCC, the suspected internet fraudsters were arrested in two different locations.
“Items recovered from them include: a blue- coloured Toyota Sienna XLE 2006 bus, a black- coloured Mercedes Benz C240 car, and an ash-coloured Toyota Camry car. Others are: 11mobile phone devices, four laptops, Automated Teller Machine, ATM, cards, 1 power bank, and 1 Bluetooth speaker.
“The suspects would be charged to Court as soon as investigation is concluded.”
Source: The Nation
