CITIZENS COMPASS —Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Benin Zonal Command have arrested 14 undergraduates of the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure, Ondo State for suspected internet crimes.
They were arrested alongside nineteen( 19) others in the early hours of Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
The suspects were arrested at different residential locations within the Akure metropolis following intelligence on their alleged nefarious activities.
Specifically, the sting operation that yielded their arrest was a response to strident calls to the EFCC by neighbors and parents around the locations, to save their children from being lured into internet-related activities by the suspects.
Items recovered at the point of arrest include ten exotic cars, phones, laptops, and one motorbike.
The suspects would be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded.
