By Seyi Babalola
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has confirmed that its representatives raided nightclubs in Akure, Ondo State, on Saturday.
While announcing that no fewer than 127 suspected online fraudsters were detained during the sting operation carried out in the early hours of Saturday, the anti-graft agency noted that the operation was primarily intended to apprehend the suspects after obtaining intelligence.
It was stated that a groom-to-be and his friend were arrested during the operation.
According to the spokesperson of the agency, Dele Oyewale, the alleged fraudsters staged a party tagged “Yahoo Party.”
Oyedele, who dismissed the claim that some soldiers were injured during the operation, stressed that those arrested were in the agency’s custody in Ibadan and undergoing profiling.
He said: “The alleged internet fraudsters were arrested in an early morning sting operation at a “Yahoo Party” held simultaneously at Signature and Abah Clubs on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Akure, Ondo State.
“They were supposed to hold the party on Wednesday, and when they found out that we knew about it, they moved it to Saturday.
“The arrest was a result of diligent operation, and we had followed them carefully before we eventually went for the arrest. They will be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
