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Oct 3 11 tweets 2 min read
EFCC Arrests Two Siblings, 53 Others for Suspected Internet Fraud in Ibadan

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, have arrested two siblings: Ogunbanjo Abiodun Olakunle and Ogunbanjo Omotayo Akorede,...
...alongside fifty-three (53) others, for suspected involvement in internet fraud.
They were arrested on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Awa-Ijebu area of Ibadan, Oyo State, following surveillance and credible intelligence worked upon by the EFCC, on their suspected internet-related fraudulent activities.
The other suspects are:  Arasi Taiwo Tobiloba, Oloyode Segun Ayomide, Bello Mustapha Abidemi, Osinbanjo Israel Adetola, Sulaimon Lateef Damilare, Bello Ayorinde Olamilekan, Sulaimon Olatunde Zacchaeus, Adeagbo Kolade Abiodun, Odeko Adedoye Olamide, Arasi Oluwaseun Tobiloba,...
...Ibrahim Sulaiman Olanrewaju, Akinola Nasir Abiola,  Ibrahim Nasirudeen Abiola, Ibrahim Malik Michael, Lekan Oye Olamide, Nofiu Abdulazeez Omogbolahan, Samson Ayilara Oyebode and Stephen Godwin Olawoye.
Others are: Ogunbanjo Owolabi Ayodele, Sanni Sunday Yusuf, Balogun Damilare Adewale, Balogun Azeez Damilola, Adeniran Babatunde Akande, Owolade Shamsudeen Ayoola, Olawale Oluwaseun Warees, Toheeb Olamilekan Adeleye, Oladimeji Ayomide Michael, Olawale Sodiq Olayiwola,...
...Wasiu Muyideen Omotayo, Onabanjo Wasiu Abolore, Otubanjo Faruq Omotolani, Kazeem Babajide Remilekun, Mustapha Adewunmi Ayoade, Ganiyu Jamiu Adufe, Fasasi Iliasi Olanrewaju and Badejo Korede Gbolahan.
The rest are: Obigbesan Abdullahi Ayomide, Ademola Olamilekan Salami, Adeleke Oluwadamilare Jamiu, Sanni Taiwo Ayomide, Daniel Olori Oluwasegun, Nofiu Sodiq Rasheed, Akinlagun Oluwatomiwa Oyindamola, Balogun Ibrahim Olanrewaju, Fatai Usman Ayomide,...
Olaringbemi Gbenga Faith, Adebola Ayomikun Adetosoye and Sedagbande Mautin David.

Items recovered from them include: eight exotic cars, phones, laptops and other electronic gadgets of different brands.
Fifty-one (51) of the suspects are indicted by forensic analyses carried out on their devices.

They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are  concluded.
It will be recalled that two siblings,  alongside twenty-four (24) others, were earlier arrested at Apete area of Ibadan for suspected cyber–related fraudulent activities.

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