Crimes

EFCC arrests 18 internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested no fewer than 18 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo and Mberebe, Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

According to a statement issued by the EFCC on Monday, the suspects whose ages range between 19 and 31, were arrested on Friday, March 24, 2023, following actionable intelligence linking them to alleged online criminal activities.

READ ALSO: Court convicts woman for N47m fraud in Lagos

Items recovered from the arrested internet fraudsters include laptops, mobile phones, and a Point of Sale (PoS) machine.

The anti-graft agency noted that the suspects will be arraigned as soon as the investigations are concluded.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

KASU-ASUU: Kaduna sets up panel, approves N300m

The Kaduna State Government has constituted a nine-member committee to negotiate and review the demands…

9 hours ago

Seven killed in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

Seven people have been killed and two others injured in a multiple-vehicle crash along the…

9 hours ago

NNPC, partners sign agreements for $21bn Bonga Southwest project

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and its partners on Oil Mining Lease 118…

9 hours ago

Edo Assembly impeaches suspended Speaker Agbebaku

The Edo State House of Assembly has formally impeached its suspended Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, eight…

9 hours ago

Tinubu flags off Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode road, approves Abeokuta-Ibadan dualisation

President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the reconstruction and dualisation of the 58-kilometre Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road…

10 hours ago

U.S. awards $125,000 grant to preserve 4,000-year-old Lejja iron-smelting site

The United States government has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Centre for Memories in…

10 hours ago

This website uses cookies.