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Cyber crimes: 10 suspects in EFCC net in Ibadan

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10 suspected internet fraudsters were on Friday apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.

They were fereted out from their hideouts on Ajinde Road 4, off Akala-Expressway, Ibadan, in the early hours of the day by men of the commission from the Ibadan Zonal Office, Persecondnews reports.

EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said their arrest followed credible intelligence and many weeks of surveillance on the location.

He said they would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.

Items recovered from them include documents and other instruments of fraud.

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