Officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, December 13, 2019, arrested a 16-year-old suspected internet fraudster as well as 28 others in three different locations in Owerri, Imo State.
The EFCC disclosed that they were arrested following intelligence and three days surveillance on their hideouts in Bishops Courts’ Malo Lodge, Umudagu Mbieri and King David’s Suite in Owerri.
According to the EFCC, the 16-year-old among those arrested during the haul is an undergraduate.
The commission believe the suspects used different pseudo names to defraud their unsuspecting victims.
Five cars including Lexus RX 350, 2013 model, Lexus RX 330, 2009 model, Lexus ES 300, 2002 model, Toyota Corolla Sport and Toyota Camry were seized from them as well as 15 laptops, phones and computer hard-drives.
