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From Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin
No fewer than 62 persons were arrested by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged involvement in internet fraud, otherwise known as “yahoo-yahoo”, in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The arrests, which were carried out in two separate operations involved one Raji Wasiu Babatunde whom the commission arrested sometime last year, prosecuted and got convicted, but went back to the crime and got arrested again.
The convict was arrested alongside 25 other suspects in an early hour operation carried out at different locations in Ilorin on Thursday, May 4, 2023. They included Yusuf Ahmed, Abdulazeez Ademola, Sulyman Mustapha, Yekeen Ibrahim, Samuel Adebayo, Raheem Moshood, Badmus Yusuf, Nurudeen Abdulmajeed and Abiodun Ayomide.
Others were Samuel Anuoluwapo, Ayodele Samuel, Ramadan Tijani, Soyinka Idris, Abdulhameed Junaid, Bashit Ismail, Temidayo Victor, Pelumi Adeboye, Lekan Oyedepo and Kudus Buhari, Oyedepo Julius, Oyedepo James, Adeboye Pelumi, Akole John, Mustapha Bashir and Solomon Tomiwa.
The anti-graft men again, on Friday rounded up another set of suspected fraudsters in their hideouts within the metropolis, leading to the arrest of a serving corps member, Salaudeen Muhammed, and 35 others.
Items recovered from the suspects included exotic cars, different brands of phones and laptops, charms, among others.
The suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigations, the agency said.
