EFCC arrests 28 in Nasarawa for cybercrime

Agents from the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Lafia, Nasarawa state.

The EFCC has announced this in a series of tweets on its verified Twitter page.

The commission announced that the suspects were arrested on Saturday, January 28, 2023 in a hideout in Lafia after receiving information about their alleged involvement in internet fraud.

The suspects are: Yusuf Mudi, Umar Ibrahim, Gabriel Selumun, Moses Hamidu, Christian Kelechi, Sara Abdullah, Abdulsalam Ogba, Ngene Chinonso, Muoneke Celestine, Terhemen Silas, Emmanuel Phillip, Emmanuel Akwe, Jones Kismet, Shehu Khalif, Emmanuel Isaiah and Adeleke Raphael.

Others include: Samuel Kubialah, Sanusi Abdullahi, Dugeri Jerome, Terhemen Mark, Joshua Emmanuel, Gedion Sunday, Terwase Kenneth, Benny Ukeh Iyaji, Arigu Bishara, Emmanuel Idi, Omotunde Mayowa, Kenneth Joy, Ozigho Agnes, and Rejoice Solomon.

Items recovered from them include 37 phones, five laptops, five Automated Teller Machine cards from various banks, two ID cards, two wallets, two laptop chargers, a knife, three power banks, a hard drive and a battery charger.

The EFCC added that they would be taken to court once the investigation was completed.