Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 74 suspected internet fraudsters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The suspects were apprehended on Monday, at Joyous Hotel in Nyanya, a suburb of the capital city, following credible intelligence linking them to internet-related crimes. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, items recovered during the …

Justices P. I. Ajoku and S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state have convicted and sentenced three internet fraudsters to 90-days imprisonment. Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Dele Oyewale identified the convicts as Rex Akah Kinikachi Kelvin, Kennedy Chinedu Eleyi-Waltar and Chris Orji. The statement noted …

Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army in Benin on Monday, uncovered the hideout of an internet fraudsters and ritualists syndicate in Benin, Edo State capital. Acting on a tipoff, the troops, led by the Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Ebenezer Oduyebo stormed a building within First Bank Estate, called Awesome Garden, along the Benin-Sapele Bypass in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 19 individuals for allegedly engaging in internet fraud in Benin City, Edo State, on Saturday. As indicated in a statement posted on the agency’s X handle on Monday, the arrests were carried out by operatives of the EFCC’s Benin Zonal Directorate, who acted on reliable intelligence that pinpointed the suspects’ involvement …

Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have rejected $100,000 (About N174 million) bribe from a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Patrick Akpoguma, alleged to have been involved in various types of internet-related frauds, including romance scams, identity theft, cyber hacking, cryptocurrency fraud, ritualism, and cultism. The suspect, Akpoguma, confessed to the crime while speaking with journalists at Zone …

The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Ilorin, Kwara State. The Directorate arrested 56 suspected internet fraudsters only two days ago. The spokesperson of the agency, Dele Oyewale, said that “the suspects were arrested on Friday, 6 September 2024, at Sango, Kulende, Taxaco …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja. The dawn operation, which was carried out following credible intelligence on the suspects’ involvement in various internet fraud schemes, resulted in the apprehension of 18 suspects in Dawaki axis, while 12 others were arrested in different parts of the capital city. The EFCC team, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has revealed that underage boys, who are into internet fraud popularly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ do age declaration to enable them to open bank accounts and get driver’s licences to expend their proceeds from crimes, as it vowed to go after government agencies and individuals that issue the papers for the fraudulent declarations. The …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Command have raided and arrested 23 alleged internet fraudsters popularly called Yahoo boys. A source from the zonal office of the EFCC in Sokoto said the suspects were arrested at Bafarawa Estate adding that Kalkalawa area of Sokoto State was also raided after intelligence-driven observations and intensive close monitoring proved …

A 40-year-old banker, Andrew Nwadiashi and eight suspected internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced by an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. They were convicted by Justice M. Itsueli on Friday after they pleaded guilty to separate charges brought against them by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to a …