The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested four
students of Federal University of Technology, Akure, and one student of
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, for their alleged role in N16m
fraud.
The suspects are Adeleke Paul, 21; Adebiyi Abudu, 22; Akinsanmi Adeniyi 21; Ogundile James, 23; and Okali Ugochukwu, 21.
A
statement by the EFCC said the suspects were picked up at an off-
campus residence located at Anuoluwapo Close, Stateline Hotel Road, off
FUTA South Gate, Akure, Ondo State.
The statement said that the commission got wind of the suspects’ activities through intelligence.
The
statement said, “Paul and his co-travelers, who go about with the name
Tsunnami Gang and Young Pablo Money, allegedly swindled unsuspecting
foreigners and others to the tune of N16m recently by engaging in
fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences through scam
mails.”
Paul
is a 300 student of Building Technology while James and Olusola are
both 400 level students of Agricultural Resources and Mathematics
respectively. Okali is a 200 level student of Urban and Regional
Planning, while Adebiyi Tayo is a 300 level student of Mathematics.
The
statement added, “At the point of arrest, EFCC operatives recovered a
2006, black Toyota Highlander marked LND 112 EG; a 2010 Toyota Camry
marked AAA 850 EF; laptops; three Apple iPhone 6; and three Blackberry
phones from them. Some implicating documents were also found and
downloaded from their laptops.”
The commission said that the suspects would be arraigned in court after investigation.
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