EFCC Press Release: Seven undergraduates arrested in Lekki raid

Press release from the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC. Find below...
A surprise dawn raid on two houses in the Lekki
area of Lagos on April 6, yielded the arrest of
seven suspects, all undergraduates studying
various courses in some of the nation's tertiary
institutions.
The undergraduates, who are within the age-
range of 21 and 29 years, include Elete Fred Debi,
a 500-level student of Physics/Production
Technology of the University of Port-Harcourt,
Rivers State. Others are: Ese Iriruaga, 300-level
student of Geology, Delta State University,
Abraka, Delta State; Couson Jimmy, 300-level
student of Computer Science, Benson Idahosa,
University, Benin-City, Edo State; Anthony Onos,
200-level student of Political Science, Lagos State
University, Ojo, Lagos State; Omene Stephen,
200l student of Computer Science, University of
Port-Harcourt, Rivers State; Kome Emmanuel,
200l student of Petroleum Engineering, University
of Port-Harcourt and Shola Muyiwa of the
Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State.
They were picked in two houses at Lekki County
Homes and Lekki Phase One, both in the Eti-Osa Local
Government Area of Lagos State following an
intelligence report on their alleged involvement in
sundry internet scams.
The suspects have all made useful statements. One
of them, Shola Muyiwa, confessed that, he recently
collected $100 from one of his victims, Dora Hunt,
based in North Carolina, United States of America.
Various items were recovered from the suspects such
as laptop computers, expensive phones, Ipads and
exotic cars, including a Range Rover Evogue; Honda
Crosstour , Mercedeze Benz C 300 4matic, S 300
Mercedes Benz and Acura ZDX SUV.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as the
investigation is concluded.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
14th April, 2014