Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 19 suspects allegedly involved in internet and related criminal activities. They were smoked out of their hideout, a guest house located in the Mpape suburb of Abuja on January 29, 2021.
In a statement on Tuesday, spokesperson for the Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said the arrest followed actionable intelligence on their alleged criminal activities.
He gave names of the suspects as, Sheyi Abimbola, Ogunsanmi Mola, Akinyemi Ayomide, Babatunde Owoeye, Ife – Oluwa Gbadebo, Friday Owocho, Olorunwa Emmanuel, Jibrin Sediq, Jonah Maxwell, Ibrahim Mustapha and Shaibu Chris.
Others are Gabriel Ekele, Kolawole Omitogun, Washma Samuel, Yusuf Ayomide Abdulazeez, Moshood Awowole, Farouk Olamilekan, Adebayo Samuel and Lekan Olufowobi.
Items allegedly recovered from them include mobile phones and laptop comp[uers containing various incriminating documents. Uwujaren said the suspects will be charged to court on conclusion of investigations.
