The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended a 36-year-old man who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wanted list in Ilorin for alleged N60 million fraud.
According to EFCC’s spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the commission’s zonal head in Ilorin Mr Isyaka Sharu, while addressing a press conference on Friday disclosed that, “Three weeks ago, the US authority had written to us for assistance in tracking as well as possible arrest and prosecution of two most wanted FBI suspects in Nigeria.”
Sharu said investigation conducted revealed that the suspect arrested in Ilorin had benefited to the tune of N60 million from the loot through Western Union transfers, having collaborated with those arrested in the United States.
He further revealed that within seven months of operation, the Ilorin zonal office had independently arrested no fewer than 50 other suspected internet fraudsters.