Less than a week after the arrest of 22 suspects, operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested additional 15 other persons for their alleged involvement in internet fraud.
The suspects were arrested in the Tanke Oke-Odo area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Officers of the Directorate had last Friday arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Tanke, Alao Farm Estate, Yidi Road, and Irewolede areas of Ilorin.
A statement signed by the EFCC’s head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale said the arrests followed credible intelligence linking the suspects to fraudulent internet activities.
Oyewale listed items recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest to include eight luxury cars, smartphones and high-end laptop computers.
“Both arrests brought to 37, the number of suspected internet fraudsters, rounded up in Ilorin by the anti-graft in a space of one week.
The EFCC’s spokesperson added that the suspects will be charged in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
