EFCC arrests 29 Internet fraud suspects in Kwara

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ilorin Zonal Office, on Thursday, arrested 29 persons alleged to be involved in Internet and other related fraud activities in Kwara State. A statement signed by Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said that the suspects were arrested at different locations in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of the state. The statement said that the arrest followed credible intelligence received by the Command on the activities of the suspects. The arrested suspects, according to the statement, included: Sikiru Mustapha, Abdulmartin Olawale, Gbolahan Abdulamin, Abdulfawaz Olakanmi, Tunde Saheed, David Komolafe, Adebayo Ridwan, Oluwatobi Akinbo, Fatimehin Kayode, Ibrahim Zakariya, Olajide Moshood, Ikudaisi Adesoji, Habeeb Adeyemi and Hassan Akorede. Others were Ahmed Quadri, Olanipekun Ibrahim, Olabisi Ololade, Ahmed Akorede, Wasiu Adesina, Damilola Samsudeen, Olaloye Damilare, Nathaniel Laoshe, Adeniyi Opeyemi, Adebayo Shahajudeen, Segun Ajila, Kehinde Olaniyi and Ibitowa Toyeeb. The prosecutor, Zarami Mohammed, asked the court to convict him after he pleaded guilty while the defence counsel, Patience Edamaku, begged the court to temper justice with mercy in sentencing her client.