EFCC nabs 19 internet fraud suspects in Abuja

Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) operatives have taken into custody 19 internet fraud suspects in Abuja.

The suspects were smoked out of a guest house located in the Mpape suburb of Abuja on January 29, 2021.

The commission’s representative, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement on Tuesday, said the arrest followed actionable intelligence on their alleged criminal activities. The title of the statement is ’19 internet fraud suspects in EFCC net.’

The suspects are Sheyi Abimbola,Ogunsanmi Mola, Akinyemi Ayomide, Babatunde Owoeye, Ife – Oluwa Gbadebo, Friday Owocho, Olorunwa Emmanuel, Jibrin Sediq, Jonah Maxwell, Ibrahim Mustapha and Shaibu Chris.

Others are Gabriel Ekele, Kolawole Omitogun, Washma Samuel, Yusuf Ayomide Abdulazeez, Moshood Awowole, Farouk Olamilekan, Adebayo Samuel and Lekan Olufowobi.

The statement stated, ‘Items recovered from them include mobile phones and laptop computers containing various incriminating documents.

‘They will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), established in 2003 is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes.

Its mission is to rid Nigeria of economic and financial crimes and to effectively coordinate the domestic effort of the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.