By Becky Usman

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the successful conviction of seventeen individuals involved in internet fraud in Oyo and Ogun States. The Ibadan Zonal office of the EFCC secured the convictions, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.

The convicted individuals were sentenced for various internet crimes between January 8 and 28, 2024. They were arraigned before Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, and Justice A.A. Babawale of the Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, on separate lone count charges.

The list of convicts provided by the EFCC includes Akinbode Abiodun, Samad Tijani Owolabi, Ademola Olabamiji Quadri, Evewiekpoamare Tivere Jackson, Adeagbo Stephen Adegbenro, Adesanya Olamilekan Dare, Yusuf Saka Olaoluwatobi, Akinbode Adedolapo Joshua, Musa Ayinde Olorunnisola, and Lawal Mohammed Segun, among others.

The EFCC statement also mentioned that on January 26, 2024, the Oyo Police Command handed over additional suspected internet fraudsters to the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC. The arrested suspects include Abiodun Ajayi, Salako Saheed, Qudus Owolabi, and Abiodun Ridwan, who were apprehended in the Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State.

The EFCC continues to intensify its efforts to combat internet fraud and related criminal activities across the country.