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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, apprehended 25 suspected internet fraudsters. The Lagos Zonal Command of the unit made the arrests in some parts of the state.
Following the arrest, the Commission recovered different items such as exotic vehicles, laptops, and mobile phones from the suspects.
The raid that led to the individuals’ arrests resulted from valuable intelligence gathered by the Commission on the alleged involvement in computer-related fraud called in the local parlance, ‘Yahoo-Yahoo.’
The first batch of suspects, including the Ovin brothers (Ovin Adekunle and Ovin Nicholas), Oyewole Damilola, and Ridwan Iyiola, were arrested on August 10, 2022, at Palmcity Estate, Lekki, Lagos.
However, the rest were apprehended on August 12, 2022, at City-View Estate, Off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. They include Aregbesola Tobiloba, Oladosu Saheed, Oseni Omotara, Abel Durotimi, Oyeneye Rilwan Adetola, Omoregbe Destiny Nosa, Evbonaye Olaleye, Adeyemo Abiola, Temitope Ajetonmobi, Dare-Ilori Oreoluwa David, Adekanye Ayodeji Ezekiel, Osagie Harry Odosa and Arowolo Oluwafemi Isaac.
Others include Agbaje Jackson Babatunde, Owolabi Temiloluwa Dominion, Fadipe Biodun Idris, Agbayo Moshood Oriyomi, Sylvester Evans, Oshokoya Olaoluwa Muritalah, Omotoye Collins Oluwaseun, and Hassan Abdulwahab Oladimeji.
Full details are available on the Commission’s website: www.efcc.gov.ng
Source: nationalinsightnews.com
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