EFCC ARRESTS 25 SUSPECTED INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN KANO
Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested twenty-four suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation.
The suspects are ISMAÍL NURA, SUULEYMAN AYEH, USMAN ABDULRAZAQ, EMMANUEL CHIGOZIE, AKABE SETH, DANIEL IMOTER, ABDULGANIYU JIMOH, JAFAR ABUBAKAR, USMAN NURADDEEN, MOHAMMAD ADNAN, ABUBAKAR ABUSUFYAN, ABDULMALIK IBRAHIM, ABUBAKAR SADIQ, DANIEL MASAMU, ABDULRASHEED ABDULSAMAD, ISSAC DOSUNU, NURADDEEN OGUNBIYI, ONYEYEMI KALEEM, MIRACLE JOSEPH, DANJUMA MUSA, IBRAHIM MUBARAQ, YUSUF SALIHU, LAWAL IBRAHIM EDEBO, ABDULMAJEED SULEIMAN and DAUDA ABDULHAMID.
EFCC spokesman, DELE OYEWALE, said the suspects were arrested opposite the Bayero University Kano New Site, following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in cybercrime activities.
OYEWALE disclosed in a statement that all suspects apprehended are confirmed to be undergraduate students of Bayero University Kano (BUK).
He said items recovered during the operation include, mobile phones, laptops, internet routers and one Honda Accord car.