By Onyewuchi Ojinnaka
Acting on series of intelligence received, the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal office, on Tuesday and Wednesday arrested three Dubai based suspected internet fraudsters and 14 others in Lagos metropolis.
They internet fraudsters were arrested at different locations following series of intelligence detailing their alleged involvement in internet fraud and other related offences in Nigeria and abroad.
The Dubai- based suspects arrested at Victory Nest Estate, Jakande, Lekki, Lagos on Wednesday,January 27 are; Samuel Oluwasegun Olayinka, Afeez Fajumobi and Olamide Olamilekan Olaofe.
Whereas their accomplice caught with them include Amao Oluwatobi, Amao Joshua, Adeyemo Olatunde, Solomon Emelike, Lawrence Nwodu and Philip Olamilekan.
Other suspects arrested at 41c, Muritala Eletu Osapa London, Lekki area of Lagos on Tuesday, January 26, include Ogbenusi Ibrahim, Kelechi Collins Ndubuka, Sadiq Adewale, John Okafor Eze, Adewale Lateef, Hassan Mohammed, Tunde Lawal and Hussaini Adebayo.
According to the Anti-graft Commission, the suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations are concluded.