The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate, have arrested forty-nine (49) suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation carried out at different locations in Akwa Ibom State.
31( thirty-one) of the suspects were arrested on Monday September 22, 2025, at Ikpa Road, Ekpri Nsukara, Nwaniba, and Shelter Afrik Extension, all in Akwa Ibom State, while the remaining eighteen(18) were arrested on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at Oron, and Calabar-Itu Road.
The arrested suspects include, undergraduates, traders and artisans.
Items recovered from them include, one car, 54 mobile phones and nine laptops.
The suspects will soon be charged to court.
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