The officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, May 18, arrested no fewer than 26 suspected internet fraudsters in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja.
This was disclosed via a statement issued on Thursday by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren.
The arrested suspects were Favour Obinna, Chinaza Onuigbo, Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Suleiman Daude, Ali Daude, Godwin Ifeanyi, Victor Ageme, and Enoch Alfa.
Others included Wisdom Ndubuisi, Matthew Gideon, Stanly Kosi, Japhet Akogun, James Efegha, Christopher Enaho, Daniel Benjamin, and Idris Salvation.
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Also arrested were Idris Victor, Ikechukwu Ephraim Idris, Abdullahi Sani, Jeremiah Yacim, Chindu Chukwuma, Mohammed Daude Hamisu, Tochukwu Trust, Theophilus Marshal, Sani Solomon, and Chukwu Nnaemeka Oscar.
Uwujaren listed the items recovered from the suspected internet fraudsters to include a Toyota Camry SE, a Mercedes Benz GLK 350, two Lexus IS 250 cars, mobile phones, and laptops.
The EFCC spokesman noted that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
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