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Trending News: Gunmen attack vigilante office in Anambra, raze vehiclesGunmen kidnap seven travellers in KwaraPolice Bust Human Trafficking Ring In Oyo, Rescue 84 Victims14 Dead, 750 Injured In Iran ExplosionB’Haram kills two vigilantes, 10 firewood fetchers in BornoNigerian church laments after spending over N300m on ransomDAILIES TOP STORIES: Delta defections unsettle Osun, Plateau, Anambra, Abia, EnuguMeta to appeal tribunal’s decision on $220m fine for data breachesPope Francis Finally Laid To Rest28 killed in fresh attacks in ZamfaraGunmen kill 7 in fresh Benue attack22 Nigerians arrested for sextortion in FBI-led operationsKano uncovers N28m fraud in LG payrollNAPTIP Intercepts Human Trafficking Victims Enroute LibyaThree Nabbed Over Possession Of Human Parts In OgunOsun monarch, pastor admit to COVID-19 fraud in US — ReportUK deports 43 to Nigeria, Ghana over immigration offencesTrump’s govt restores visas for foreign students after legal backlashEFCC declares four wanted over CBEX crypto fraudDAILIES TOP STORIES: Tinubu, World leaders bid Pope Francis farewell todayTribunal upholds FCCPC’s $220m fine against Meta, WhatsApp₦47bn Yearly Power Bill Unsustainable, FG Explains Aso Rock Solar InstallationAbducted Kaduna Catholic priest regains freedomMore Nigerians Expected To Fall Into Poverty By 2027 – World BankTikTok Videos Exploit Trade War To Sell Fake Luxury GoodsGunmen Kidnap Many Travellers In BenueCourt okays arrest warrant for six CBEX scam suspectsDAILIES TOP STORIES: NEC postpones state police talks despite surge in killingsVideo does not show 22 Igbo men hanged in Indonesia for drug traffickingNiMet workers suspend strikeBandits abduct Catholic priest in Kaduna —they killed another cleric last timeSEC asks Nigerians to report Ilegal investment schemesFBI: $9.3bn lost to crypto-related fraud in 2024 — up by 66%Nigerian Varsity Dismisses Lecturer Over Sexual HarassmentTraffickers abduct four year-old boy in Abuja while hawking vegetables, plan to sell him for N2m in OwerriNigerian-born US citizen indicted for $690k wire fraud, false citizenship claimRivers sole administrator warns against protestsN1.3bn fraud’: Jude Okoye released after two months in prison12 US states sue Trump over tariffsCourt orders 54 banks to return N9.3bn stolen by hackersTwo killed, 20 farms destroyed in fresh Plateau attackAir Peace suspends flight operations nationwideFG releases N50bn to settle ASUU, other varsity staff allowancesOborevwori, Okowa, others dump PDP for APCDAILIES TOP STORIES: INEC moves to legalise voting without PVCJollof rice now costs N25,486 per pot — ReportIPoB claims it has been unfairly blamed for insecurity in Imo StateNiMet workers begin indefinite strike, shut down meteorological servicesNo evidence that Finnish court has approved Simon Ekpa’s extradition to Nigeria in JulyNo! 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Sun. Apr 27th, 2025 10:45:25 AM

EFCC arrests 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Owerri

Operatives of the Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Imo state.

The all-male suspects, whose ages range between 20 and 41, were nabbed recently at “Sight and Services” within “World Bank”, in Ugwuma Town and “Road Safety” by Toronto road, Egbu, Owerri, Imo state.

They are: Chinonso Anozie Frank; Ogadibo Victor Chikeluba; Clinton Njoku Onyekachi; Okoro Edwin Chigozie; Anozie Chibuzor Harold; Anyaeriuba Canice; Ogbuehi Anderson; Okere Nonye; Njoku Paul Chibuike; Ndalaka Felix Chukwuebuka and Anele Chibuike Timothy. Others are; Chidi Kalu; Uparai Daniel; Ubochi Christian Ikechukwu; Udoka Obi; Chiagozie Morris Obiano; Moses Akaedite; Henry Princewill Chisom; Prince Ibe; Ugwuegbu Fredrick Ekenna, William Peter Obinna and Udoka Ihiekwe Kelechi.

At the point of arrest, several cars and gadgets were recovered from them and they include: A black Lexus E5 330; a silver-coloured Toyota Corolla LE, a silver-coloured Toyota Camry and a blue Toyota Corolla LE.

Others include a silver -coloured Lexus E5; a black Toyota Venza, a grey -coloured Mercedes ML350 SUV and a silver- coloured Toyota Highlander SUV.

Also recovered from them are 15 laptops and 20 sophisticated mobile phones. The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

    • Pascal Arogorn Ibe

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