The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos zonal office, has arrested seven students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, O...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos zonal office, has arrested seven students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun state. Over conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and possession of forged documents.
The suspects were said to be living a flamboyant life style, as they were involved in internet scam, forgery of financial instruments and lottery scam, among others
The names of the suspects are as followed, Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, Somotun Sodiq, Tajudeen Hafeez Bolaji and Kareem Olaseni.
According to Punch reports, they were arrested alongside Iyun Ifeoluwa, Odusanwo Ibrahim, Obanijesu Opeyemi Soneye, Azeez Olayinka, Babatunde Ajala, Ojejimi Ademola, Aderowunmi Ayomide and Oluokun Oluwaseun by
operatives of the Commission within Abeokuta and its environs on August 17, 2016, following a petition received by the Commission about their activities.
Master Olaseni, 21-year-old Business Administrative student, one of the suspect was said to have created a Facebook account with the name Dean Robert, with which he interacted with his victims.
According to Olaseni, when reveling his mode of operation said,
A number of items, including laptops, forged documents, were recovered from the suspects during their arrests.
The suspects will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.
The suspects were said to be living a flamboyant life style, as they were involved in internet scam, forgery of financial instruments and lottery scam, among others
The names of the suspects are as followed, Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, Somotun Sodiq, Tajudeen Hafeez Bolaji and Kareem Olaseni.
According to Punch reports, they were arrested alongside Iyun Ifeoluwa, Odusanwo Ibrahim, Obanijesu Opeyemi Soneye, Azeez Olayinka, Babatunde Ajala, Ojejimi Ademola, Aderowunmi Ayomide and Oluokun Oluwaseun by
operatives of the Commission within Abeokuta and its environs on August 17, 2016, following a petition received by the Commission about their activities.
Master Olaseni, 21-year-old Business Administrative student, one of the suspect was said to have created a Facebook account with the name Dean Robert, with which he interacted with his victims.
According to Olaseni, when reveling his mode of operation said,
“I tell them (his victims) that they have won Facebook Lottery. I have people who receive th e money sent by the victims.Then, the money is remitted into my personal accounts domiciled in GTBank and Skye Bank.”
A number of items, including laptops, forged documents, were recovered from the suspects during their arrests.
The suspects will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.
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