Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC have apprehended 40 Internet Fraudsters in the Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
According to the EFCC, the suspects were arrested during an early morning sting operation at Ada George and Eagle Island areas in Port Harcourt.
The suspects are Michael Lelu Deedum; People Asoliagha; Joseph Ajilo; Adeyemi Gbolahan; Testimony Nna; Nnemeka Chinedu; Ejiofor Raymond; Miracle Ezenandu; Ebele Uchenna; Iyke Obioha; Ikechukwu Nwali; Okoronkwo Emmanuel; Ulu Samuel Eugene Chukwudi; Japheth Tallick; Noel George; Stanley Tallick; Saro Power Maeba; Enyio Chibuike, Ogwashi Precious and Elijah Jeremiah.
Others are Tochukwu Emmanuel; Africanus Tamunatoye Victor; Precious Presley; Tamuno Ewi West; Obu Gabriel; Wargu Prayer; Joshua Jeremiah; Kaibar Dsana Paraman; Diepiriye Marcus; Albright Ahiakwo; Precious Ifeanyichukwu Ukeagbu; Onyechukwu Prince Ebuka; Chukwuemeka Ukeagbu; Abiye Dokubo; Chale Amobi; Mine Baranga; Suleiman Mohammed; Chima Christian, James Darian, and Kingdom Cyril.
Confirming the arrest, EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement released on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested based on verified intelligence on their suspicious internet-related criminal activities.
“Items recovered from them include nine vehicles comprising two black-colored Mercedes Benz C300 cars; three Toyota Camry cars; two Toyota Corolla cars; one black-colored Lexus car and one ash-colored Toyota Avalon car, ” he said.
Other items recovered included 54 phones of different brands; 11 laptops; eight television sets, two speakers, and one international passport.
Uwujaren further said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
