by Rachel Ogbu

Five suspected Internet fraudsters were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Enugu following an intelligence report.

The Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren released a statement recently that revealed the suspects were arrested from their hide out at No. 26 and 42, Chimaobi Uba Street, GRA, Enugu.

The statement reads:

“The suspects, Uche Nwakor, 27; Ejikeme Oluchukwu, 30; Ifeanyi Ejikeme, 28; Nnamani Ikechukwu,30 and Ibe Kodili are alleged to be serial scammers who have defrauded several victims.

“Some of the items recovered from the suspects include Eight Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Seven United States Dollars ( $8,227); Seventy Three Thousand Naira (N73,000.00); eight (8) exotic cars; nine (9) laptops; twenty-one (21) mobile phones; two (2) internet routers; one (1) currency counter and one (1) Sony camera.

“Other incriminating items found with the suspects include four (4) drivers’ license bearing different names with same photograph, five (5) flash drives, two (2) external hard drives, various bank cheques, ATM and Master cards, 1 HP printer, a black traveling bag with 12 different identity cards, a company metal seal, two (2) international passports belonging to the same person, among other items.”

According to reports, the commission alleged that the suspects will be charged in court as soon as investigation is concluded.