EFCC Arrests 7 MAPOLY Students For Internet Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested seven students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic,(MAPOLY), Abeokuta over an alleged cyber crime, document forgery.

The suspects were also gathered to have been living luxuriously without having satisfactory account for the earnings.

The identified suspects including Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, Somotun Sodiq, Tajudeen Hafeez Bolaji and Kareem Olaseni are studying various courses in the institution.

The suspected internet fraudsters were said to have obtained money under false pretense,

It was gathered that the accused were also napped for being in possession of forged documents and lottery scam among others.

They were arrested alongside, Iyun Ifeoluwa, Odusanwo Ibrahim, Obanijesu Opeyemi Soneye, Azeez Olayinka, Babatunde Ajala, Ojejimi Ademola, Aderowunmi Ayomide and Oluokun Oluwaseun by operatives of the Commission within Abeokuta and its environs on August 17, 2016, following a petition received by the Commission about their activities.

One of the suspects, Olaseni, a 21-year-old Business Administration student, was said to have created a Facebook account with the name, Dean Robert, with which he interacted with his victims.
In his statement, Olaseni revealed his modus operandi, saying, “I use to tell them (his victims) that they have won Facebook Lottery.’’

“I have people who receive the money sent by the victims. Then, the money is remitted into my personal accounts domiciled in GTBank and Skye Bank.”

A number of items, including laptops, forged documents, were recovered from the suspects during their arrests.

The suspects will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.