
33 alleged online scammers were taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The suspects were apprehended in their hiding places along the Ogboro and Iwofe axes in Port Harcourt, according to a statement from the EFCC.
A sting operation that was conducted in response to reliable information about their alleged involvement in online fraud led to their arrest.
Various cell phones, laptops, crates of counterfeit US dollars, phoney FBI, Customs, and airport clearance stamps, as well as two cars, were among the items retrieved from the suspects.
They would face charges in court when the investigations are over, the EFCC continued.