EFCC arrests 29 suspected internet fraudsters in Kwara
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC has arrested 29 persons for alleged involvement in internet and other related fraud activities.
The suspects who were reportedly arrested at different locations in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State include: Sikiru Mustapha, Abdulmartin Olawale, Gbolahan Abdulamin, Abdulfawaz Olakanmi, Tunde Saheed, David Komolafe, Adebayo Ridwan, Oluwatobi Akinbo, Fatimehin Kayode, Ibrahim Zakariya, Olajide Moshood, Ikudaisi Adesoji, Habeeb Adeyemi and Hassan Akorede.
Others are: Ahmed Quadri, Olanipekun Ibrahim, Olabisi Ololade, Ahmed Akorede, Wasiu Adesina, Damilola Samsudeen, Olaloye Damilare, Nathaniel Laoshe, Adeniyi Opeyemi, Adebayo Shahajudeen, Segun Ajila, Kehinde Olaniyi and Ibitowa Toyeeb.
The arrest, according to a statement by the EFCC, followed credible intelligence received by the Command on the activities of the suspects.
Items recovered from them include mobile phones, laptops and cars. Some of the suspects were said to have confessed to the crime and they would be charged to court upon conclusion of ongoing investigation.