By Onyewuchi Ojinnaka
The fight against Cyber Crime seem to be yielding results as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt zonal office arrested eight persons suspected to be internet fraudsters.
They were arrested on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at their hideouts in Mandela Housing Estate, Rumuokoro and Street 1, Radio Road Estate, Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The suspects, comprising seven young men and one lady, are: Vandross Ebre; Tochukwu Mbonu; Charles Mba; Okoroma Robinson; Ruth Allison; Timothy Godspower, Kingsley Obilor and Sampson Ajaka.
Their arrest followed intelligence reports on alleged internet-related fraudulent activities.
Items recovered from them include nine phones, eight Laptops of different brands, one silver-coloured Lexus ES 330 car, One maroon black-coloured Lexus ES 330 car and one white-coloured Benz GLK 350 Sport Utility Vehicle.
According to the Anti-graft agency, the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
In a similar development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, on Monday, January 25, 2021, arrested 13 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Their arrest was made possible by intelligence reports detailing their alleged involvement in internet fraud and other related offences.
The suspects are Kayode Adeoye, Ogunleye Yemi, Adio Taheed, Olaniyi Joshua, AbdulAfeez Kehinde.
Others are: Bakare Omolayo, Adesuntola Adebayo, Ridwan Gbolahan, Abdulfatai Waliu, Olayiwola Olamilekan, Raji Wasiu, Olawale Ibrahim and Tajudeen Mojeed.
The Commission disclosed that Four cars, Phones, Laptops and other incriminating documents used in perpetrating the crime were recovered from them.
The suspects will also be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.