Operatives from the Advance Fee Fraud Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 25 students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology , Ogbomosho , Oyo State , for alleged involvement in cybercrime , including romance scam , possession of forged documents and obtaining money by false pretences .
The students , aged between 18 and 29 , were arrested in their off -campus hostels following raids carried out between Monday and Thursday by the operatives .
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that the raids were based on an intelligence report and months of surveillance and monitoring of the suspects ’ activities .
Those apprehended include Pelumi Adigun , 18 ; Umaru Frederick , 21 ; Damilola Emmanuel , 22 ; Tomiwa Oyewole , 29 ; Adeleke Owolabi , 24 ; Abdullahi Oladosu , 23 ; Abdulmusaq Ismail , 25 ; Joshua Isajimi, 23 ; Tunde Olaniyan , 22 ; and Francis Ebosele , 28 .
The statement said, “ During the search , Ismail , who confessed to involvement in Internet fraud , took the operatives round the hostels , leading to the arrest of many of the culprits .
“ Some of the suspects , who jumped over fences to escape arrest , were also nabbed in the process .”
Items recovered from the suspects , which are believed to be proceeds of their illegal online activities , include a 4 matic Mercedes Benz , a Toyota Camry, a Toyota Corolla, two Macbook computers , two iPads, two iPhones and documents , which the EFCC noted would be subjected to forensic analysis .
The anti -graft agency said the suspected fraudsters would soon be arraigned.
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