Forty-three, 43, people suspected of partaking in internet-related fraud, have been arrested by the the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC.
The EFCC disclosed the event in a put up shared on its official X account on Saturday, saying that the operation was carried out on Friday by the operatives within the Toto space of Nasarawa State.
Following credible and actionable intelligence which linked the suspects to a sequence of fraudulent actions performed on-line, the arrests had been made by the fee.
Quite a lot of digital units and different objects believed to be proceeds or instruments of cybercrime had been confiscated, following a coordinated operation.
Numerous objects, together with cell units, bikes, and computing tools had been recovered.
The put up said that 64 cell phones, had been seized through the raid, amongst them, high-end manufacturers equivalent to iPhones and Samsung fashions, an iPad, 4 laptop computer computer systems, and 5 bikes.
The assertion added, “Officers of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, on Friday, Might 30, 2025, arrested 43 suspected web fraudsters in Toto, Nasarawa State.
“Their arrest adopted actionable intelligence which linked them to fraudulent web actions.”
In keeping with the Fee, investigations are underway to determine the complete extent of the suspects’ involvement in cybercrime networks, assuring that when investigations are accomplished, the people in custody might be formally charged in courtroom.