Internet fraud: EFCC arrests 5 students, 12 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan zonal office, has arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters among whom were five undergraduates.
The suspects were arrested on Monday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
While five of the suspects reportedly claimed to be students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, others said they were into various vocations.
Some items allegedly used in perpetrating the crime were recovered from them.
Also, six alleged internet fraudsters were arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Ibadan.
They are Hammed Muftau Adewale, Hammed Adebola Tobiloba, Olagunju Olayiwola Ojo, Adeagbo Adedeji Rasheed Abiodun, Arowojobe Taoheed Oluwaseun and Babatunde Abdulkudus Akorede.
The defendants were arraigned separately on sundry charges that border on forgery, fake representation, obtaining money under false pretence and Internet related offences.
They all pleaded not guilty to their respective charges when read to them.
Due to their pleas, the EFCC counsels prayed the court for trial dates and an order to remand them in prison pending the next adjourned dates for their cases.
The presiding judge granted the prayer and adjourned the cases against Arowojobe, Babatunde and Hammed Muftau to October 21 for trial and/or plea bargain while ordering that they be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Service, Agodi.
For Hammed Adebola, Olagunju and Babatunde, their trial and/or plea bargain was scheduled for October 30. They were also to be remanded at the same prison till the adjourned date.