Four Chinese and 105 Nigerians have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, over alleged internet fraud.
According to EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity, Mr. Dele Oyewale, in a statement said those arrested comprised 67 male (including four Chinese) and 38 female.
The statement explained that the arrest was made on Thursday, January 9, as a results of ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption.
The anti-graft agency disclosed that the alleged culprits were involved in hotel review job scam targeting victims and hotels in Europe and other parts of the world.
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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