EFCC arrests two lecturers, 28 others for internet fraud

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested two lecturers of the Kwara State College of Health Technology , Offa and 28 others over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud.

The two lecturers, according to a statement by Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC , Dele Oyewale , made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Monday were given as Abdullahi Opashola and Adebisi Ademola.

The 28 other suspects arrested by the EFCC for the crime are Kingsley Essien ; Tobiloba Adenuga ; Tope Ayodele ; Rasheed Mujib; Oladipo Opeyemi ; Saadu Muktar ; Oladejo Hammed ; Hammed Tope ; Ameachi Umenyi , Salauden Adam and Afolabi Gafar.

Others are Oladimeji Timi ; Remilekun Adeolu; Audu John ; David Momodu ; Abdulkareem Samad ; Adebiyi Sodiq ; Dawodu Olusoji ; Yusuf Amoo; Kehinde Olarenwaju ; Philip Mike , Ademola Adebukola and Adeniyi Olamilekan.

The rest were Adeyemi Adedeji ; Ajayi Teslem; Olawale Oladayo, Olasunkanmi Olawale and Adeleke Damilola.

Oyewale said that the suspects were arrested by operatives from the Ilorin zonal office of EFCC at different locations within Kwara State , following intelligence gathered by operatives of the Commission over their alleged involvement in the offence.

Meanwhile , efforts are ongoing to arrest an herbalist who is also linked with the alleged offence , the statement said.

Items recovered from the arrested suspects according to the statement included cars , phones , laptops among others