Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office have arrested 19 suspected internet fraudsters at Ologuneru Area of the metropolitan city of Ibadan and at Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State.

They are, Bamidele Ayodele Samson, Bamidele Philip, Tunji Oladapo Sowale, Bololaji Olalekan and Abdulrauf Abiodun.

Others are: Olaleye Pelumi, Anuokuwapo Olanrewaju, Paul Damilola, Olateye David Tobi, Arewa Adekunle Ibrahim, Oyesanmi Ayomikun Oluwaseun, Olaleye Israel, Adediran Kemisola, Omobolade Alarape and Olowolusi Oluwatomisin.

The four other suspects arrested early hours of Friday, February 1, 2019 at their hideout at Akobo, Ibadan are, Babatunde Afeez, Akorede Ahmed Olalekan, Adeleye Damilola and Moshod Richard.

In a sting operation led by the zonal head, Friday Ebelo, Ibadan zonal head, the suspects who are between the ages of 21 and 35 years were taken by surprise when operatives swept on them at one of their notorious havens in the city. Five of them allegedly claimed to be undergraduates while the other 10 claimed to be self-employed in varied vocations.

They are already helping operatives with useful information.

The Commission got wind of their activities following series of intelligence report, alleging that they engaged in various fraudulent activities ranging from obtaining money by false pretences through sending of scam emails to unsuspecting victims mostly in the United States of America, while others were engaged in romance scam on several dating sites.

At the point of arrest, EFCC operatives recovered four different models and brands of exotic cars, five laptops, 20 telephones (10 iPhones) and one small bag containing items suspected to be fetish objects (juju) from them. Several documents, including international passports, and ATM cards were recovered from them.

In a related development, operatives also arrested four other suspects on February 1, 2019 at their hideout at Akobo, Ibadan. The suspected cyber criminals are between 21 and 30 years.

Their arrest followed series of intelligence alleging that the suspected fraudsters engaged in fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences from unsuspecting victims.

At the point of their arrest, EFCC operatives recovered SIM cards, one exotic car, laptops, telephones, female underwear’s and four bags of fetish objects (juju) from them. Several documents containing false pretences were also recovered from the suspects.

They will all soon be charged to court.


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Atikulated youths,

Febuhari is here, the month that those who collect Atiku’s money, come to social media to do their money work and go lie to Atiku that he is going to win election are going to explain to him why he lost woefully during the polls. #HappyFeBuhari my people ��
#Facts
They don't have PVC
They can't travel to their village wards to vote
They live in Lagos, and Lagos is for buhari
They will start Zoo chant after Atiku is defeated

Afonja go vote Buhari


Afonja go queue for embassy to find visa escape

Afonja go do yahoo plus to survive

It's a pity.. Really

StupidInyamiri:
Atikulated youths,

Febuhari is here, the month that those who collect Atiku’s money, come to social media to do their money work and go lie to Atiku that he is going to win election are going to explain to him why he lost woefully during the polls. #HappyFeBuhari my people ��
#Facts
They don't have PVC
They can't travel to their village wards to vote
They live in Lagos, and Lagos is for buhari
They will start Zoo chant after Atiku is defeated

Failbuhari is here....

See what Buhari has reduced our youths to with his archaic policies and ill thought out economic reforms...

Things have never been this bad in the country...

Failbuhari is here... There is hope at last

They have one female colleague

APC supporters no doubt