Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested fourteen undergraduates of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State.
The agency in a statement on its X handle on Wednesday said, ” They were arrested alongside nineteen( 19) others in the early hours of Wednesday, February 14, 2024, for suspected internet crimes.
” The suspects were arrested at different residential locations within the Akure metropolis following intelligence on their alleged nefarious activities. Specifically, the sting operation that yielded their arrest was a response to strident calls to the EFCC by neighbours and parents around the locations, to save their children from being lured into internet-related activities by the suspects.
” Items recovered at the point of arrest include ten exotic cars, phones, laptops and one motorbike.
” The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
