The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have arrested 25 suspected internet fraudsters in Kano.
In a statement on Wednesday, the agency said the suspects were arrested on Monday opposite the new site of Bayero University Kano (BUK).
According to the statement, the arrest followed actionable intelligence on their alleged involvement in cybercrime.
“All suspects apprehended are confirmed to be undergraduate students of BUK,” the statement reads.
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“The suspects are Ismaíl Nura, Suuleyman Ayeh, Usman Abdulrazaq, Emmanuel Chigozie, Akabe Seth, Daniel Imoter, Abdulganiyu Jimoh, and Jafar Abubakar.
“Others named were Usman Nuraddeen, Mohammad Adnan, Abubakar Abusufyan, Abdulmalik Ibrahim, Abubakar Sadiq, Daniel Masamu, Abdulrasheed Abdulsamad, and Issac Dosunu.
“Also arrested were Nuraddeen Ogunbiyi, Onyeyemi Kaleem, Miracle Joseph, Danjuma Musa, Ibrahim Mubaraq, Yusuf Salihu, Lawal Ibrahim Edebo, Abdulmajeed Suleiman, and Dauda Abdulhamid.”
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The anti-graft agency added that items recovered during the operation included mobile phones, laptops, internet routers, and a Honda Accord, noting that the suspects will be charged in court upon conclusion of investigations.
In January, the anti-graft agency said its operatives arrested 29 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin, the Edo state capital.
The suspects were said to have been nabbed at an apartment used as a “yahoo academy or training school” for internet-related fraud and other fraudulent activities.
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