The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Akwa Ibom State arrested 23 Internet fraud suspects in a building which is being used as training outpost for potential cyber criminals crime in Essien Street, Ikot Ibiok village, Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom.
These suspects criminal include, Uzoma Chibuike, Bob Okwondu, Stanhope Wise, Kingsley Maxwell, Otuokpani Chukwuma, Onyedikachi Ogwuegbu, Ocheowoni Odey Ogbudu, Franklin Ukoh, Emmanuel Odinkaru, Okpani Daniel Maduabuchi, Onyekachi F. N. Akwukwaegbu, Obinna Kalu, Emmanuel Chima, Mbutidem Godwin Daniel, Darlington Rowland Victor, Chibuike Ogu, Elijah Samuel, Chibuozo Prince, Ogbonna Kelvin, Michael Rufus; Peter Jerry and Nwakwuoke Kingsley.
According to the report, the suspected cyber fraud criminals are between the ages of 19 and 35, and they confessed that they were undergoing training in various aspects of cyber criminality such as Love Scam, Online Trading Scam and Identity theft.
During questioning, the suspects narrated how they were recruited into the Academy to be trained in cyber crimes.
According to them, while on training, they all carryout various functions such as Cooks, Duty master and ICT manager in the regimented premises to ensure a smooth running of the Academy.
After they where arrested, these are the following items that was recovered from them, 25 HP laptops, five Dell laptops, one Lenovo laptop, one Toshiba laptop, one Asus laptop, one Acer laptop and accessories.
Also recovered from them were 13 Android phones of different models, six small phones, one MTN 4G Wi-Fi, two universal modems and one ATM card.
The owners of the Academy are still at large.
According to the EFCC, in conclusion all suspects would be charged to court....!!
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