Eleven suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
The spokesman of the anti-graft agency, Mr. Dele Oyewale, made this known in a statement he issued on Monday.
The arrest, according to him, followed credible intelligence on the fraud-related activities of the suspects, bordering on lavish lifestyles and naira spraying at events in Uyo metropolis.
He said they were arrested along Ikpa Road in a fleet of cars.
The suspects, he said, were made up of nine males and two females.
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Said the EFCC spokesman: “Cars recovered from them include a Toyota Land Crusader Prado with Registration number: ABC 553 LD Abuja; a Toyota Camry LE with registration number: KKN 48 AE Akwa Ibom.
“Others are two Honda Accord cars with registration number: LSR 754 AQ Lagos and LSR 475 FN Lagos respectively.
“Also a Toyota saloon registration number: RBC 1898J Abuja and a Lexus 300 saloon car with registration number: JJJ423 JK Lagos.”
Fifteen smart phones and ten bundles of N200 notes, the spokesman said, were also recovered from the suspects.
He said upon conclusion of investigation, they would be charged to court.
