Alleged Internet Fraud: EFCC Arrests 43 Suspects Including Self-styled Police Officer

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*Recovers eleven exotic cars, several laptops, numerous iPhones, Apple wrist watches, others 

By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan

Forty three suspects, including a self-acclaimed police officer, Tijani Idris Oluwaseun were on Friday arrested by operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for alleged internet fraud activities.

The 43 suspects according to EFCC, were arrested at Ijebu-Ode and Awa-Ijebu towns of Ogun State following actionable intelligence on their alleged fraudulent activities.

EFCC stressed in a statement that aside the self acclaimed Police officer who claimed to be an officer serving in  Ede, Osun State, other arrested suspects include,  Dahud Sodiq Temidayo, Emmanuel Chidibe Peter, Alan Joseph Opeyemi, Sodiq Iyanu Babatunde, Abiodun Olukoya Ibrahim, Adebanjo Oluwaseyi Emmanuel, Olokode Ajibola Obaloluwa, Emiade Azeez Ayotunde, Okeowo Oluwadayo Ahmed, Oludare Abdulazeez Ajadi, Emmanuel Sunday John, 

Also arrested were, Wisdom Alloy, Yusuf Nurudeen, Kadiri Oluwasegun Sodiq, Daniel Christopher Imlegu, Tijani Babatunde, Abubakar Faruq Oluwapelumi, Oyeneye Jerimiah Abiodun, Clement Temitope, Balogun Olatunji, Akinboyede Idris Olawole, Akinlade Gbemileke and  Afeez Lekan.

The anti graft commission listed other arrested suspects as Bankole Timilehin, Akande Olanrewaju, Arowolo Ololade, Kelvin Udanyi, Ayanmo Sunday, Olanusi Bolaji, Victor Ogheneremu, Ogunboye Ayodeji, Emmanuel Ayomide, Ojo Odegbele, Sotunde Tobi, Ayodele Felix, Festus Akindeji, Jonathan Taiwo Resurrection, Agun Michael Okikiola, Olawale Oluwaseyi Ezekiel, Adeife Adeleke, Taiwo Ayanmo and Aduraja Samuel Olaoluwa. 

According to EFCC, items recovered from the arrested suspects include eleven exotic cars, several laptops, numerous iPhones, apple wrist watches, expensive video games and golden teeth worth millions of naira worn by one of the suspects.

EFCC maintained that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as the investigations are concluded.

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