Crime
EFCC Arrests 3 Internet Fraud Suspects at Ilorin International Airport
As part of its renewed onslaught against corruption and illegal movement of cash through the nation’s airports, operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested three internet fraud suspects at the Ilorin International Airport.
They are Olawale Ipadeola, Opeyemi Badmus and Wasiu Babatunde,.
The suspects were arrested on Monday, August 8, 2022 except for Wasiu who was arrested on Saturday, August 6, 2022 following actionable intelligence.
Two of the suspects (Olawale and Opeyemi), flew in from Lagos around 1156hours into the waiting hands of the operatives of the EFCC at the airport.
Preliminary investigations have shown that the suspects possessed several fraudulent documents on their devices.
The suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigations.
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