By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
OPERATIVES of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested two siblings alongside 53 others, for suspected involvement in internet frauds otherwise known as Yahoo Yahoo.
The two siblings are Ogunbanjo Abiodun Olakunle and Ogunbanjo Omotayo Akorede.
Stonix News reports though not an excuse, the recruitment of young folks into the ignominious ‘internet fraud academy’ has been further heightened by the ongoing industrial action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), obviously orchestrated by the insensitivity of the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
The 55 suspects were arrested on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Awa-Ijebu area of Ibadan, Oyo State, following surveillance and credible intelligence worked upon by the EFCC, on their suspected internet-related fraudulent activities.
Other suspects in EFCC net include: Arasi Taiwo Tobiloba, Oloyode Segun Ayomide, Bello Mustapha Abidemi, Osinbanjo Israel Adetola, Sulaimon Lateef Damilare, Bello Ayorinde Olamilekan, Sulaimon Olatunde Zacchaeus, Adeagbo Kolade Abiodun, Odeko Adedoye Olamide, Arasi Oluwaseun Tobiloba, Ibrahim Sulaiman Olanrewaju, Akinola Nasir Abiola, Ibrahim Nasirudeen Abiola, Ibrahim Malik Michael, Lekan Oye Olamide, Nofiu Abdulazeez Omogbolahan, Samson Ayilara Oyebode and Stephen Godwin Olawoye.
The suspects also include: Ogunbanjo Owolabi Ayodele, Sanni Sunday Yusuf, Balogun Damilare Adewale, Balogun Azeez Damilola, Adeniran Babatunde Akande, Owolade Shamsudeen Ayoola, Olawale Oluwaseun Warees, Toheeb Olamilekan Adeleye, Oladimeji Ayomide Michael, Olawale Sodiq Olayiwola, Wasiu Muyideen Omotayo, Onabanjo Wasiu Abolore, Otubanjo Faruq Omotolani, Kazeem Babajide Remilekun, Mustapha Adewunmi Ayoade, Ganiyu Jamiu Adufe, Fasasi Iliasi Olanrewaju and Badejo Korede Gbolahan.
The rest are Obigbesan Abdullahi Ayomide, Ademola Olamilekan Salami, Adeleke Oluwadamilare Jamiu, Sanni Taiwo Ayomide, Daniel Olori Oluwasegun, Nofiu Sodiq Rasheed, Akinlagun Oluwatomiwa Oyindamola, Balogun Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Fatai Usman Ayomide, Olaringbemi Gbenga Faith, Adebola Ayomikun Adetosoye and Sedagbande Mautin David.
Items recovered from them include eight exotic cars, phones, laptops and other electronic gadgets of different brands.
Fifty-one of the suspects are said to have been indicted by forensic analyses carried out on their devices.
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