Six suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on September 30 over internet fraud and romance scam.
The suspects were arrested during a raid at their apartment in Life Camp Extension Estate, Abuja. The suspects identified as Raphel Chibuzor, Oyewumi Adewale, Onyeogheni Isioma Progress, Ayo Abiodun Richard, Oloyede Faith Damilare and Ibrahim Yusuf Waziri.
Valuable items such as mobile phones, laptop, computers, a Toyota Highlander SUV and Toyota Corolla car were recovered from the suspects by the EFCC operatives.
The statement reads thus;
Operatives of the Advanced Fee Fraud Section of the Abuja Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday September 30, 2019 raided the residences of suspected internet fraudsters at Flats 1 and 3, Life Camp Extension Estate, Abuja.
The operations which was carried out following information regarding the alleged criminal activities of the suspects, led to the arrest of the following: Raphel Chibuzor, Oyewumi Adewale, Onyeogheni Isioma Progress, Ayo Abiodun Richard, Oloyede Faith Damilare and Ibrahim Yusuf Waziri.
Some of the items recovered from the suspects include mobile phones, laptop computers, a Toyota Highlander SUV and Toyota Corolla car.
They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
The suspects will be charged to court soon.
However, Asaba Police command has recorded causality in a bid to ensure peace during a protest. A Policewoman was killed by her colleague in the tragic incident that occurred on Saturday September 28 in Bonsaac area of the State.
The female officer who was part of a four-man team deployed to restore law and order after a protest broke out during the demolition of illegal structures at the Bonsaac area of Asaba by the officials of state Ministry of Environment, was shot dead by her colleague.
