The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has effected the arrest of 11 suspected fraudsters including a female at Airport View Estate Thinkers Corner, Enugu State.
Tony Orilade, acting head of media and publicity at the Commission disclosed this in a press statement he issued in Abuja January 31.
According to the statement, the arrest followed several calls by the residents to the increasing activities of internet fraudsters in the area. After several intelligence reports on the alleged criminal lifestyles of the suspects, EFCC operatives raided them and picked them up.
Interim investigation revealed that the suspected female fraudster was discovered to have a document in her phone with an instruction and format used in defrauding their victims.
Items recovered by EFCC operatives during the raid, conducted in four buildings are: a Toyota Venza, Mercedes Benz C350, two Lexus Jeeps, one GLK 350 Mercedes Benz, two ES350 Lexus, a Mustang 455FA car and mobile phones, laptops, computers, and several MTN Sim packs, among other incriminating items.
Those found culpable would be arraigned in due course after investigations have been concluded.
Meanwhile, 44 officers of the Commission have received certificate of recognition from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, USA. The 44 officers are those who participated in a joint field operation with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of U.S.A, tagged ‘Operation Rewired.
Assistant Legal Attaché FBI, Heather Armstrong, during the presentation of certificates to the meritorious EFCC officers at the Lagos Office of the Commission, stated that the award of the certificates was in appreciation of the officers’ collaboration with the FBI, in tackling the menace of cybercrimes.
“The FBI wishes to present the EFCC with certification of our appreciation for continued collaboration against cybercrimes. The purpose of this event is to show enhanced collaboration between the EFCC and the FBI on cyber security,” he stated
It could be recalled that ‘Operation Rewired,’ which was a coordinated law enforcement effort by the U.S. Department of Justice and the EFCC, was conducted over a four months period.
While the operation lasted, 281 arrests were recorded in the US and overseas, including 167 in Nigeria.
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