Finally!!! EFCC Discloses The Motive Behind The Arrest Of 69 OAU Students

In the late hours of the night, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) conducted a raid on hostels housing Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students who resided off-campus. The officials targeted the Fine Touch and Superb hostels located in Oduduwa Estate, Ile Ife.

In response to this incident, members of the OAU Students Union swiftly organized a protest at the EFCC Office in Ibadan to express their dissatisfaction with the arrests.

Subsequently, in the afternoon, the EFCC provided an explanation for the reasons behind the students’ arrests.

According to a statement from the EFCC Ibadan Zonal Command, they arrested 69 individuals suspected of involvement in internet fraud in the Oduduwa Estate area of Ile-Ife, Osun State, based on credible intelligence regarding their alleged fraudulent internet activities.

The individuals apprehended include Dankuwo Eniola Erioluwa, Mustapha Monsuru Oluwanisola, Adeyeye Timilehin Ebenezer, Toromade Hammed Adedeji, Busari Abdulazeez Ayodeji, Adeleye Olumuyiwa Emmanuel, Oluwasakin Moyosore Favour, Olubini Pere Michael, Oluwadara Emmanuel Benny, Gbadamosi Okikola Omotola, Okusipe Tobiloba Paul, Nnekwelugo Enaemeka, Aghwaritoma Wisdom, Adesina Gbolahan Khalid, and Micheal Olugoke Oluwaseun, among others.

The EFCC disclosed that they recovered various items, including exotic cars, 190 mobile phones, and 40 laptops during the operation. The suspects have cooperated with the EFCC and will face legal charges once the investigations are concluded.