FUTA AND AAUA Students Caught With N16 million Naira

5 Nigerian Undergraduate Arrested For 16 million Naira Fraud

Five students from Nigeria universities have been arrested for Internet fraud by The Econmic and Financial Crime Commision EFCC.

The five suspected students include 4 from The Federal University of Technology Akure,Ondo State and 1 from Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko, Ondo State were known by the name Tsunnami Gang and Young Pablo Money.

EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren said in a statement that the young fraudsters who were between the age of 20 and 23 were arrested for internet scam at an Off-Campus residence located at Anuoluwapo Close, Stateline Hotel Road, off FUTA South Gate, Akure, Ondo.

According to EFCC, Adeleke Paul(21) is a 300 level student of Building Technology while Ademola Ogundile James(23) and Akinsanmi Olusola Adeniyi (21) are both 400 level students of Agricultural Resources and Mathematics respectively, Okali Ugochukwu (21) is a 200 level student of Urban and Regional Planning of Federal University of technology Akure and Adebiyi Tayo Abudu (22) is a 300 level Student of Mathematics of the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba, Ondo State

The Tsunami Gang and Young Pablo Money is said to have duped unsuspecting foreigners and others to the tune of N16 million recently.

EFCC recovered the following items from the internet fraudsters : 2006, black Toyota highlander

with registration number(Lagos) LND 112 EG, 2010 light- green Toyota Camry (Muscle) registration number (Lagos) AAA 850 EF, laptops, three Apple iPhone 6 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.” Mr. Wilson Uwujaren said.

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