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By Baba Alfa, MinnaForty individuals suspected of engaging in internet fraud have been arrested by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during a coordinated operation in Niger State.The arrests, carried out in Bida and Minna, followed actionable intelligence linking the suspects to various cybercrime activities, according to a statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.During the sting operation, a wide range of items were seized.
These include three vehicles, eight power-generating sets, a Hisense air conditioning unit, two voltage stabilisers, ten motorcycles, eight laptops, four Bluetooth speakers, and 60 Android mobile phones.In addition to electronic gadgets and vehicles, operatives also confiscated a number of ritual-related objects. Among them were three calabashes decorated with feathers, a locally produced bar of soap and sponge, a bottle of liquor, 20 cowries, a waist bead, and four pairs of women’s underwear.
The EFCC stated that investigations are currently ongoing, and the suspects will be prosecuted once inquiries are concluded.The post EFCC nabs 40 in Niger over internet fraud, seizes cars, laptops, fetish items appeared first on Nigerian NewsDirect..
