EFCC arrests 4 Internet fraudsters in Ilorin

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arrested four suspected Internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The suspects were, Kayode Obanewo aka Samantha James, Muhammed Ademola aka Catherine Smith, Yusuf Rasheed aka Rebecca Moore and Apata Oluwakayode aka Hanna Cole. Our correspondent learnt that the suspects were arrested at Mandate Estate Phase […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arrested four suspected Internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

The suspects were, Kayode Obanewo aka Samantha James, Muhammed Ademola aka Catherine Smith, Yusuf Rasheed aka Rebecca Moore and Apata Oluwakayode aka Hanna Cole.

Our correspondent learnt that the suspects were arrested at Mandate Estate Phase 2 behind Irewolede area by operatives of the Ilorin zonal office of the agency.

It was gathered that one of the suspects, Kayode Obanewo during interrogation with the operatives admitted to the commission of the crime.

“I was arrested on the 11 of June 2019 at Mandate Estate Phase 2, but before the day of my arrest, I met a friend who introduced me to Internet fraud. He gave me a laptop which was the reason behind my arrest, I saw one email address on the laptop, I started using it to chat with some people at night when I come back from work,” Obanewo said in his statement.

Items recovered from the suspects included, laptops, phones, different types of SIM cards among others.