The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, in connection with a suspected internet fraud operation at a business apartment in the Gudu area of Abuja.
This was disclosed in a statement by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Friday in Abuja.
The statement revealed that the suspects were apprehended on Thursday, January 9, as part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to combat internet fraud and corruption in Nigeria.
“In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four Chinese and 101 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja,” the EFCC stated.
The group, comprising 67 males, including the Chinese nationals, and 38 females, was allegedly involved in a sophisticated hotel review scam targeting victims and establishments in Europe and other parts of the world.
The anti-graft agency assured that all suspects would face prosecution upon the conclusion of investigations.
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