By; PATRICK TITUS, Uyo
No fewer than 24 persons, suspected to have been undergoing training in internet fraud have been arrested by operatives of Uyo Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Akwa Ibom State.
A statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale on Monday, said that the suspects were arrested on Monday, following an intelligence tracing them to a storey building, suspected to be a criminal hideout for the training at Ewet Housing Estate and Nelson Mandela respectively.
He said the suspects would be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations.
The statement in parts, “The all- male suspects were arrested in two locations in an intelligence sting operation at D-Line Ewet Housing Estate and Nelson Mandela area both in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
“Items recovered from the premises and the suspects include: five exotic cars; 18 laptops; 17 mobile phones and one internet router.
“The EFCC had, on November 28, 2019 arrested 23 trainers and trainees at a “Yahoo Academy” at Essien Essien Street, Ikot Ibiok village in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
“The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
