EFCC Recovers Exotic Cars, Firearm In Massive Ogun Cybercrime Crackdown

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested fifty-five suspected internet fraudsters in a major sting operation at K Hotel, Itori, in the Ewekoro area of Ogun State.

The coordinated raid by the EFCC took place on Wednesday, July 6, 2025, following credible intelligence linking the suspects to a web of fraudulent online activities.

Those arrested include Ogunniyi Oluwaseun, Babalola Ibrahim, Dada Qowiyu, Kunle Ajayi, Rufai Suleman, Babajide Shedrack, Oloyede Toheeb, Monday Joseph, Akinbode Babatunde, Oyedipe Micheal, Adekunle Jeremiah, Mustapha Muyideen, Mike Opeyemi, Bale Abayomi, Odukoya Samuel, Joseph Oyegunle, Bakole Abayomi, Babalola Micheal, Tajudeen Adeyemi, Ogunsola Habeeb, Amao Samson, Amuleya Matthew, Aroleyun Ifeoluwa, Babalola Ayomide, Popoola Oluwaloseyin, Mayowa Fasola, Muhammed Bahil, Asiru Qoyim, and Babatunde Qudus.

Others are Akande Ibrahim, Ojerinola Tumininu, Adedokun Hassan, Ogundele David, Opakunle Ayomide, Adeniyi Isreal, Yusuf Sikiru, Jimoh Olamilekan, Tosin Abiodun, Bamiduro Afeez, Lamina Usman, Bakare Farouq, Ilori Michael, Segun Titiloye, Anifowose Musa, Idowu Peter, Laisi Ibrahim, Olaofe Emmanuel, Akeem Obabunmi, Afolabi Micheal, Afolabi Idris, Bamidele Ibrahim, Godwin Joshua, Adeeko Ayoola, Owoeye Kolawole, and Mutiu Olude.

Items recovered by the EFCC during the raid include six exotic cars, two locally made pistols, a motorcycle, several laptops and mobile phones, incriminating documents, and eighty-nine unclaimed mobile phones. The EFCC said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects had been using sophisticated online methods to defraud unsuspecting victims locally and internationally.

According to the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, all the suspects have provided useful information to investigators and will be charged to court upon conclusion of further investigations.

By Grace Olaogun

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