EFCC arrests studentsof OOU, Lead City students,others over internet scam

Five under-graduates and four other
Nigerians were on Monday arrested by
operatives of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
over internet-related scam.
The undergraduates, who are

undergoing different courses in
different institutions of higher
learning, were rounded up in Ibadan,
Oyo State in a sting operation.
The suspects are: Sunkanmi Odewale –
200 level Mechanical Engineering
student of Olabisi Onabanjo
University, Ogun State; Olowofola
Tolu – 300 level Economics student of
Lead City University, Ibadan;
Ekundayo Damilola – 300 level
Computer Science/Economics student,
Lead City University, Ibadan; Adelabu
Kolawole – HND II Purchasing and
Supply student of Ibadan Polytechnic,
Ibadan; and Bankole Oluwaseyi Fisayo
– OND II Marketing student of Osun
State Polytechnic, Iree.
Others are: Okewole
Adesesan – Real
Estate Manager with
Sesan Okewole & Sons Limited;
Emmanuel Ubaman – trader; Fisayo
Ajibola – Travel Agent with Milleage
Travel and Tours; and Oyebisi Femi –
a fish farmer.
Accused of defrauding their
unsuspecting victims via the
internet, the young men were arrested
in different locations at Oluyole
Estate extension, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Items recovered from them include
eight laptops, one mini-laptop, two
Ipads; two Honda cars; a Toyota Camry
and Toyota Venza cars.
Head of Media and Publicity of the
EFCC Wilson Uwujaren, said the
suspects will be arraigned in court
as soon as investigation is
concluded.