The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday arrested two pairs of brothers, Ayoola Timilehin, Olusola Timilehin, and Oladayo Fayemi, Tolulope Fayemi and three others suspected to be internet fraudsters.
They were arrested at their hideout in Alaka, Elebu area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The other three suspects arrested with them are Temitope Kumuyi, Babatunde Oyelakin and Olanrewaju Ibrahim. They are all between 20 and 30 years.
A statement by the Head, Media & Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale revealed that the suspects were arrested based on intelligence linking them with opulence without any identifiable means of livelihood.
Items recovered from them, include: four cars, laptops, exotic phones and a stamp bearing the identity of the bursary section of Queensland University’s School of Medicine, Australia.
The statement further revealed that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.