The EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested five
suspected undergraduate scammers. Four from the
Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA) and
one from Adekunle Ajashin University, Akungba,
(AAUA). They were picked up at an Off- Campus
Residence located at Anuoluwapo Close, Stateline
Hotel Road, off FUTA South Gate, Akure, Ondo
State.
suspected undergraduate scammers. Four from the
Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA) and
one from Adekunle Ajashin University, Akungba,
(AAUA). They were picked up at an Off- Campus
Residence located at Anuoluwapo Close, Stateline
Hotel Road, off FUTA South Gate, Akure, Ondo
State.
The suspects who are between the ages of 20 and
23 include: Adeleke Paul, 21, Adebiyi Tayo Abudu,
22, Akinsanmi Olusola Adeniyi 21, Ogundile
Ademola James, 23 and Okali Ugochukwu, 21. The
Commission got wind of their activities through
series of gathered intelligence. Paul and his co-
travelers, who go about with the name Tsunnami
Gang and Young Pablo Money allegedly swindled
unsuspecting foreigners and others to the tune of
Sixteen million naira (N16M) recently by engaging
in fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false
pretences through scam mails. Paul is a 300
student of Building Technology while James and
Olusola are both 400 level students of Agricultural
Resources and Mathematics respectively. Okali is a
200 level student of Urban and Regional Planning,
while Adebiyi Tayo is a 300 level Student of
Mathematics of the Adekunle Ajashin University
Akungba, Ondo State.
At the point of arrest, EFCC operatives recovered a
2006, black Toyota Highlander with registration
number (Lagos) LND 112 EG, 2010 light- green
Toyota Camry (Muscle) with registration number
(Lagos) AAA 850 EF, laptops, three Apple iPhones
and three Blackberry phones from them. Some
implicating documents were also found and
downloaded from their laptops.They are to be
arraigned in court as soon as investigation is
completed.
