Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kwara State have arrested 20 suspected internet fraudsters.
The arrest was the second of such within the last one month.
In May, the command arrested 62 suspected internet fraudsters, including a convict, Raji Wasiu Babatunde, whom the commission had last year secured his conviction over a similar offence.
The commission noted that the latest arrests, around Egbejila on Airport Road and Offa Garage areas, followed credible intelligence.
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Items recovered during the operation include phones, laptops and exotic cars.
Those arrested are Habeeb Abubakar, Abiola Abiodun, Atitebi Samuel, Emmanuel Mofe Oborirhwoho, John Adamson, Mayowa Akinola Victor, Oluwafemi Smith Ola, Abdullahi Isiak, Orji Daniel Roland, Martinson Adegboyega and Kolawole Temidayo.
Others are Orimadegun Bashir Ishola, Tijani Quadri, Adebisi Kazeem, Umar Abdulkareem, Adebisi Teslim, Okunlola Idris Ayomide, Quadri Lekan, Ukueni Great and Adeyeye Usman.
