Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 43 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation.
The anti-graft agency in a statement on its X on Thursday said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday at Rumuekeni and Iwofe axes of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The anti-graft agency said they were arrested for alleged internet fraud following actionable intelligence surveillance on their suspected involvement in computer-related offences.
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“Items recovered from them include different brands of mobile phones, laptops, international passports and Automated Teller Machine, ATM cards of different banks, five vehicles, two motorcycles and a Point of Sale, POS, machine”, the statement added.
The commission said the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
