The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 25 undergraduates of Bayero University Kano (BUK) over alleged involvement in internet fraud.
EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, noting that the suspects were apprehended on Monday near BUK New Site, Kano.
He explained that the arrests followed actionable intelligence linking the students to various cybercrime activities.
”Items recovered during the operation include, mobile phones, laptops, internet routers and one Honda Accord car,” he said.
He said that the suspects included Ismaíl Nura, Suuleyman Ayeh, Usman Abdulrazaq, Emmanuel Chigozie, Akabe Seth, Daniel Imoter, Abdulganiyu Jimoh and Jafar Abubakar.
Others, he said, 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.
He said that the arrest was possible following weeks of surveillance linked to their alleged involvement in internet fraud, identity theft, and financial scam.
”The suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations,”
