EFCC ARRESTS MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR INTERNET FRAUD IN LAGOS
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a military personnel in Lagos identified as Lance Corporal Ajayi Kayode for alleged internet fraud.
EFCC spokesperson, Mr Dele Oyewale, disclosed the arrest of Kayode in a statement on Monday, August 17th, 2020.
He said Kayode was arrested in the Lekki axis of the State alongside 26 others.
According to the EFCC Spokesperson, Kayode said he was still learning ‘yahoo yahoo’ from his friends when he was nabbed.
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He confessed that his friends, who were teaching him, had told him that cybercrime was the best way to make quick money hence his involvement.
He said Kayode with service number NAF18/34732, was arrested on Saturday following intelligence received from concerned members of the public about his alleged involvement in criminal activities.
The statement reads, "Kayode, the lance corporal, was arrested alongside Kalu Emmanuel; Hassan Sunday; Odinaka David Okem; Victor Ochiabuito; Christopher Prince; Victor Ologhu; Alex Aka; Miracle Onyekwere; Habeeb Ayomide; Olakunle Ajeigbu, Rasheed Olanrewaju and Salam Hakeem.
"Others are Adeniran Nurudeen; Opeyemi Ojo Chris; Derrick Moris; Shehu Oluoti; Fuad Akinbayo; Babatunde Idowu; Uzo Igwe Nathaniel; Debowale Adedoyin; Shegun Emmanuel; Godswill Maduchem; Samson Kazeem; Oluwatobi Oluwatoba, Olaitan Ajao and Oyindamola Kareem."
Oyewale added that items recovered from the group members include diamond jewelry, exotic cars and phones, adding that they would soon be charged to court.
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