Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arrested 11 suspected Internet fraudsters in Jere and Maiduguri Local Government areas of Borno State.
The suspects were arrested in a sting operation following credible intelligence on their alleged criminal activities.
The Commission listed the suspects to include Olatunji Sherif, Bright Felix, Jude Linus Magaji, Jonah Jondi, Ojobaro Abdullahi, Jerry Zizighi, Micah Joseph, Mari Ayuba, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Adam Abiodun, and Victor Chinonso Okolieaboh
Items recovered at their residence included one Mercedes Benz GLK 350, a Toyota Corolla saloon car, smartphones, MTN 4G Wi-Fi, and power banks.
The suspects, according to EFCC, will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
Meanwhile, the Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Muhammad Abdullahi Kulloma to one year imprisonment before Justice Umaru Fadawu of Borno State High Court, Maiduguri
Kulloma was prosecuted on one count amended charge of cheating to the tune of N19, 950,000.00 (Nineteen Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira).
