Operatives of the IGP Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have handed over
three suspected Advance Fee fraudsters to the Ibadan office of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for further
investigation.The suspects who are between 22 and 29 years of age
include Ebenezer Adeniyi Oluwafemi, Kolade Samuel Sogo, and Olwagbenga
Majeed Ejikunke. They were arrested Tuesday 4th, December, 2018 in
Ilesha, Osun State following series of intelligence gathered by the
operatives.Preliminary investigations further revealed that the suspects
allegedly got involved in different romance scam posing as female
foreigners to fleece unsuspecting victims on the social media.At the
point of arrest, varied fetish materials, two laptops, and five
different brands of telephones were recovered from them. Several
documents containing false pretences were also recovered from the
suspects.According to the Head, Ibadan Office, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the
handing over of the three suspects brought the total number of Advance
Fee fraudsters arrested in the Ibadan office to 40 in the last couple of
weeks. “The zone is no longer a hiding place for the fraudsters”, he
stated.Investigation is still ongoing and the suspects will soon be
charged to court.Photos: Three suspected internet fraudsters and their fetish substances paraded in Osun
Operatives of the IGP Intelligence Response Team, IRT, have handed over
three suspected Advance Fee fraudsters to the Ibadan office of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for further
investigation.The suspects who are between 22 and 29 years of age
include Ebenezer Adeniyi Oluwafemi, Kolade Samuel Sogo, and Olwagbenga
Majeed Ejikunke. They were arrested Tuesday 4th, December, 2018 in
Ilesha, Osun State following series of intelligence gathered by the
operatives.Preliminary investigations further revealed that the suspects
allegedly got involved in different romance scam posing as female
foreigners to fleece unsuspecting victims on the social media.At the
point of arrest, varied fetish materials, two laptops, and five
different brands of telephones were recovered from them. Several
documents containing false pretences were also recovered from the
suspects.According to the Head, Ibadan Office, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the
handing over of the three suspects brought the total number of Advance
Fee fraudsters arrested in the Ibadan office to 40 in the last couple of
weeks. “The zone is no longer a hiding place for the fraudsters”, he
stated.Investigation is still ongoing and the suspects will soon be
charged to court.
