The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has said that it has
arrested five undergraduates for alleged
Internet scams to the tune of N16 million.
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Commission
arrested the five alleged scammers, who are
said to be undergraduates of two different
Universities, in Akure, Ondo State.
According to media reports, four of the
suspected cyber-criminals are students of the
Federal University of Technology, Akure
(FUTA) while the fifth suspect is from
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba
(AAUA).
The EFCC says the suspects were picked off of
an off-campus residence located at
Anuoluwapo Close, Stateline Hotel Road, off
FUTA South Gate, Akure, Ondo State.
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The suspects include Adeleke Paul (21),
Adebiyi Tayo Abudu (22), Akinsanmi
Olusola Adeniyi (21), Ogundile Ademola
James (23), and Okali Ugochukwu (21).
The EFCC stated that the activities of the
suspects came to its attention "through series
of gathered intelligence ." According to the
Commission, “Paul and his co-travelers, who
go about with the name Tsunami Gang and
Young Pablo Money allegedly swindled
unsuspecting foreigners and others to the
tune of sixteen million Naira (₦16m) recently
by engaging in fraudulent activities of
obtaining money by false pretenses through
scam mails.”
As when the arrest of the suspects were
carried out, the EFCC said its operatives
recovered “ a 2006, black Toyota Highlander
with registration number (Lagos) LND 112 EG,
2010 light- green Toyota Camry (Muscle) with
registration number (Lagos) AAA 850 EF,
laptops, three Apple iPhone 6 and three
Blackberry phones from them. Some
implicating documents were also found and
downloaded from their laptops .”
The suspects will be arraigned as soon as
investigation is completed, according to the
EFCC.
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