IN OYO, THE EFCC DETAINS AN EX-CONVICT AND 54 ADDITIONAL ALLEGED INTERNET FRAUDSTERS.

Tunji Wusu –

Adeniran Ayobami Tijesunimi, a former cybercrime offender, and 54 other people have been detained by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Command, on suspicion of participating in internet fraud and other illegal activities.

Prior to his most recent arrest, Tijesunimi was found guilty of participating in cybercrime on February 15, 2022, and was given a sentence of seven months in prison without the possibility of a fine by Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State.

He was once more detained alongside others on Thursday in Oyo Town, Oyo State as a result of information acquired on the accused’ online fraud operations.

Other suspects include Adewale Mumini Adeyemi, Olayiwola Tomiwa Rokeeb, Moses Kehinde Biola, Bamidele Olusoji Joseph, Adekunle Daniel Adeniyi, Azeez Hammed Ademola, and Olatunde Philip Bode.

The suspects’ belongings included, among other things, seven exotic cars, 79 mobile phones, four laptops, and a number of damning documents, according to Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity for the EFCC.

After the investigations are finished, the suspects will be charged in court, according to Uwujaren.