By Emmanuel Udom
No fewer than 33 internet fraud suspects have been apprehended by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Rivers State.
A statement issued by the agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Dele Oyewale, disclosed that the arrest of the suspected fraudsters was made by its officials in the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate.
It was stated that the accused persons were nabbed in their hideouts around the Iwofe and Ogboro areas of Port Harcourt in a sting operation, based on credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet fraud.
Mr Oyewale said items recovered from the suspects included various mobile phone devices, laptops, boxes of fake United States Dollars, fake Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stamps, customs stamps, airport clearance stamps, DHL and FedEx stamps and two cars.
He said upon the conclusion of an investigation into the matter, the accused persons would be charged to court for prosecution.