On Saturday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed that it arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters in Kaduna, News About Nigeria reports.
According to the EFCC, the suspects were arrested on Friday at Sabo Kaduna, Narayi Highcoast, and Layin Dogon Iche Samaru in the Zaria Local Government Area of the state.
In a statement released on the anti-graft agency’s official X account, they revealed that the nabbed suspects comprised 35 males and one female.
The suspects, according to the anti-graft agency until their arrest, were involved in different internet frauds in which they defrauded unsuspecting individuals.
The EFCC revealed that the suspects were arrested following credible information on their involvement in cyber crimes.
The statement partly reads, “The suspects, comprising 35 males and 1 female were arrested at Sabo Kaduna and Narayi Highcoast and Layin Dogon Iche Samaru in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following credible information on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences.”
The anti-graft agency also revealed that when it nabbed the suspects, some items, including 43 phones and five laptops, were recovered.
The suspects, according to the EFCC, will be charged in court as soon as proper investigations are concluded.
In a similar development, the EFCC also arraigned two for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting individuals to the tune of N35 million in Enugu.
The Enugu Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency arraigned the duo of Mokawo Ahmed Yakubu and Chibuzor Okpara before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State, on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N35,000,000.00.
