By Dele Moses, Ilorin
The Ilorin zonal office of the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), has arrested 30 people including two lecturers over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud.
A statement issued by spokesman of the zonal office, Gbenga Adewoye, said the two lecturers who work at the Kwara State College of Health Technology in Offa are Abdulahi Opashola and Adebisi Ademola.
The statement said the 28 other suspects include Kingsley Essien, Tobiloba Adenuga, Tope Ayodele, Rasheed Mujib, Oladipo Opeyemi, Saadu Muktar, Oladejo Hammed, Hammed Tope, Amaechi Umenyi, Salauden Adam and Afolabi Gafar.
Others include Oladimeji Timi, Remilekun Adeolu, Audu John, David Momodu, Abdulkareem Samad, Adebiyi Sodiq, Dawodu Olusoji, Yusuf Amoo, Kehinde Olarenwaju, Philip Mike, Ademola Adebukola and Adeniyi Olamilekan, Adeyemi Adedeji, Ajayi Teslem, Olawale Oladayo, Olasunkanmi Olawale and Adeleke Damilola.
According to the statement, the suspects were arrested at different locations within the state, following intelligence gathered by operatives of the Commission over their alleged involvement in the offence.
Adewoye also hinted that efforts are ongoing to arrest an herbalist who is also linked with the alleged offence.
He said items recovered from the arrested suspects include cars, phones, laptops, among others.
