Crime & SecurityNewsEFCC Arrest 57 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ogun

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raided a number of hotels described as hideouts for internet fraudsters in Ilaro area of Ogun state on Friday and arrested 57 people.

EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said in a statement in Ibadan that the agency was intensifying efforts to tackle financial crimes and secure more convictions.

The raid on Friday follows “actionable intelligence” linking the suspects to alleged fraudulent activities.

The EFCC said that two pump action rifles, four exotic cars, mobile phones, laptops and several incriminating documents were recovered from the suspects.

It said activities of the suspects range from love scams on a number of dating sites and obtaining money by false pretext to a number of acts listed under cybercrimes.

The statement explained that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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