Six suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Port Harcourt

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office on Tuesday, June 29, arrested six suspected internet fraudsters, at No. 2 Elewowrks Close, off First Avenue by Las Vegas Bus Stop, Rumuibekwe, Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

The suspects identified as Kingsley Peters, Christian Ndibe, Kingsley Dominic, Marvin Dominic, Ogbonda Deric, and Morgan Chinda were all arrested based on verified intelligence by the EFCC. Preliminary investigations linked them with suspected internet fraud.

According to a statement from the antigraft agency, items recovered from them include, one black-coloured Toyota Corolla car, seven different models of iPhones, two laptops, one black Asus, two ECOWAS international passports, one driver's license, three laptop chargers, two SIM cards, one black PS4 with two gamepads, one white-coloured Casio wristwatch, one white/ash-coloured TP-Link router, one smartwatch and a charger, one Samsung hard drive, one green Nigerian passport and one pink-coloured phone case.

The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.