The Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested twenty-eight suspects and two lecturers of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa – Abdulahi Opashola and Adebisi Ademola, over their alleged internet fraud.
The suspects are – Kingsley Essien, Tobiloba Adenuga, Tope Ayodele, Rasheed Mujib, Oladipo Opeyemi, Saadu Muktar, Oladejo Hammed, Hammed Tope, Ameachi Umenyi, Salauden Adam and Afolabi Gafar.
Others are – Oladimeji Timi, Remilekun Adeolu, Audu John, David Momodu, Abdulkareem Samad, Adebiyi Sodiq, Dawodu Olusoji Yusuf Amoo, Kehinde Olarenwaju, Philip Mike, Ademola Adebukola and Adeniyi Olamilekan, Adeyemi Adedeji, Ajayi Teslem, Olawale Oladayo, Olasunkanmi Olawale and Adeleke Damilola.
According to a statement posted on the verified Facebook page of the antigraft body, the suspects were arrested at different locations within Kwara State, following intelligence gathered by operatives of the commission over their alleged involvement in the offence.
The statement added that efforts are ongoing to arrest an herbalist who is also linked with the alleged offence.
Items recovered from them include: cars, phones, laptops among others.