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EFCC Arrests 35 Internet Fraudsters In Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 35 suspects for cybercrime offences in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
The suspects were arrested last Thursday, June 16, 2022, following an intelligence report.
The EFCC which disclosed this on its Facebook page, on Monday, said 17 of the suspects were arrested by its officials while the remaining ones were apprehended by the Nigerian Army.
The commission said, “Seventeen of the suspects were arrested on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at the Akobo area of Ibadan following credible intelligence on their alleged fraudulent activities, while the remaining eighteen suspects were apprehended by officers of 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan.
“The suspects arrested by EFCC operatives are Taiwo Babalola Oluwatope, Adekunle Odewale Damilola, Lawal Ismail Adebola, Salau Ayobami Adeyemi, Adebowale Samuel Amusan, Abioye Oluwatobi Alex, Akinola Adekunle, Salau Opeyemi Saheed, Ugwu Osita, Adedun Olajide Temidire, Adegbenro Adeola Damilare, Emmanuel Oluwatobi Ajala, Ojekale Samuel Ayodimeji, Adebayo Babatunde Teslim, Micheal Ayomide, Opeyemi Sonuola and Adetona Oladimeji Abdulazeez.
“Items recovered from them include seven exotic cars, mobile phones, laptops, one smart television set and incriminating documents.
“The 18 suspects handed over to the Commission by Lieutenant Goni Tijjani Ibrahim on behalf of the Army, were arrested at Ihejirika Garden, near the Army Cantonment, Ibadan following a series of complaints from the residents regarding the fraudulent activities of the suspects”.