The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has turned the heat on internet fraudsters, with heavy duty within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The Commission Arrest Mmizoro Chinedu and Utyo Philip with two suspected internet fraudsters on Thursday April 25, 2019, at the Nigerian Army Resettlement Estate, Jikwoyi, FCT,  Abuja.

It was reported that the suspected fraudsters put up a fight while resisting arrest which resulted in injury on one of the EFCC operatives.


One of the suspects, Mmizoro Chinedu who wanted to conceal evidence against him threw his phone into the toilet sink but it was retrieved and is currently undergoing digital forensics investigation in the Commission Office.
Similarly, the zone raided the Kings Court Estate residence of three suspected internet fraudsters.

They are: Odili Augustine, Odili Philips and Elvis Albert. The home of the three suspects was raided following an anonymous tip-off to the Commission on the activities of the suspects who were alleged to have swindled unsuspecting victims off their hard-earned money.

Some items recovered from the three suspects include, a white Honda Cross tour, laptops, sophisticated phones and documents of some landed properties.