Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, arrested 43 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation at Rumuekeni and Iwofe axes of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The suspects were arrested for alleged internet fraud following actionable intelligence surveillance on their suspected involvement in computer-related offences.
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 suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation, disclosed Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity of EFCC.