The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Command, have arrested 10 persons for alleged Internet-related fraud.
According to the anti-graft agency, the suspects are Ezenwa Peter, Fahad Ahmad, Alyassau Mohammed, Nehemia Joel, Enoch Simon, Kabson Ziryi Beloved, Japheth Audu, Olatunji Abimbola, Innocent Arzuka and David Samuel.
The commission said they were arrested at a hotel along Karji Expressway, Kaduna following intelligence on their alleged internet fraud activities.
The commission added that investigation revealed that the suspects specialize in love/marriage scams, identity theft, and impersonation as they created fictitious social media accounts to defraud innocent victims. Some of them are said to be pickers or receivers of proceeds of fraudulent acts.
The commission said the suspect will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the investigation.
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