Twenty persons have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal Command, in Benue State over alleged internet fraud.
The suspects were arrested in the early hours of Monday in a sting operation at various locations in Otukpo, Benue State, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement said, “The Twenty-Five (25) suspects who were smoked out of their hideouts following actionable intelligence on their alleged internet fraud-related activities include E. Francis, A. Emmanuel, M. Wakili, C. Francis, I. Emmanuel , J. Williams , P. Idoko , M. Itodo , S. Abah, O. Ameh, O. Samson , O. Amuta , and O. Precious.
“Others are: O. Solomon, N. Alex , O. Emmanuel, E. Godwin, O. Ochigbo, E. Chukwu, W. Godwin, Y. Elijah, V. Godwin, L. Owoicho, A. Augustine and O. Moses.
Items recovered from them include different brands of mobile phones and computers.
