EFCC arrests 105 suspects for internet fraud in Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, for alleged internet fraud in Abuja.

The anti-graft agency disclosed that the suspects were apprehended on January 9, 2025, at a business apartment in the Gudu district of the Federal Capital Territory.

According to a statement by Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, the suspects were involved in a hotel review job scam targeting European victims.

The arrested group comprises 67 males, including the four Chinese nationals, and 38 females.

“In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of the EFCC have arrested four Chinese and 101 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja,” the statement reads.

The EFCC added that investigations are ongoing and the suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion.

Massive raid

This latest operation follows a massive raid conducted by the commission on December 16, 2024, in Victoria Island, Lagos, where 792 suspects were arrested in connection with cryptocurrency and romance scam networks.

Among those arrested in that operation were 114 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, two Kazakhstanis, one Pakistani, and one Indonesian.

The EFCC reiterated its commitment to eradicating internet fraud and other corrupt practices in Nigeria, assuring the public that it will continue to pursue perpetrators of cybercrime both locally and internationally.