By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Twenty six suspected internet fraudsters including a self styled Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters are now in the net of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC)
The 26:suspects according to a statement by the EFCC were arrested by Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Commission in Ibadan
EFCC in the statement stated that the 26 suspects were arrested last Friday vby its operatives at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged internet -related fraud activities.
According to EFCC, gave the name of the arrested self styled “Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters” as Babawale Daniel Olayinka
The Commission listed other arrested suspects included ” Wale Jegede, Adekunle Solomon, Babawale Daniel Olayinka, Olanipekun Adams, Toheeb Admola, Olatunji Gbolahan, Oyowevotu Moses, Olaide Ibrahim Opeyemi, Olamilekan Rilwan, Olamilekan Akinyemi, Lekan Adenuga, Salami Segun, Lawal Samuel, Kolawole Fuad.
Others suspects are: Olarenwaju Gbolahan, Makinde Olamiposi, Michael Timileyin, Sheriff Ololade, Adewale Dayo, Ajobola Tajudeen, Kazeem Warrees, Obinna Duru, Shotayo Sola, Mohammed Suleiman and Makinde Ajibola.
The commission pointed out that the 26 suspected internet fraudsters were nabbed following verified intelligence on their cybercrime activities and that 25 .of the suspects have admitted involvement in internet fraud activities.
EFCC stressed that “an identity card was recovered from Babawale Daniel Olayinka, one of the 25 indicted internet fraud suspects, introducing him as a personal assistant on media matters to the Oyo State governor, Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde.
It listed items recovered from the suspects to include seven exotic cars, several laptops, mobile phones and incriminating documents,and that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.ENDS
, a self-style “Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters”, and twenty five others at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, over alleged internet -related fraud activities.The arrests followed verified intelligence on their cybercrime activities.Twenty-five of the suspects have admitted involvement in internet fraud activities.The indicted suspects are: Wale Jegede, Adekunle Solomon, Babawale Daniel Olayinka, Olanipekun Adams, Toheeb Admola, Olatunji Gbolahan, Oyowevotu Moses, Olaide Ibrahim Opeyemi, Olamilekan Rilwan, Olamilekan Akinyemi, Lekan Adenuga, Salami Segun, Lawal Samuel, Kolawole Fuad.Others are: Olarenwaju Gbolahan, Makinde Olamiposi, Michael Timileyin, Sheriff Ololade, Adewale Dayo, Ajobola Tajudeen, Kazeem Warrees, Obinna Duru, Shotayo Sola, Mohammed Suleiman and Makinde Ajibola.
An identity card was recovered from Babawale Daniel Olayinka, one of the 25 indicted internet fraud suspects, introducing him as a personal assistant on media matters to the Oyo State governor, Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde. Items recovered from the suspects include seven exotic cars, several laptops, mobile phones and incriminating documents.The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
