Lagos: Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have nabbed 11 suspects for cybercrime in Lagos, recovering seven cars.
EFCC confirmed this in a post shared on its X handle @officialEFCC on Thursday.
According to the Commission, it arrested the suspects on Thursday in the Lekki area of the state.
“They were apprehended during a sting operation at Tulip Heaven, Chevron in Lekki, following credible intelligence on the activities of some individuals suspected to be involved in computer-related fraud,” it stated.
The agency added that following their arrest, vehicles and mobile phones were recovered from them.
“Items recovered from them are one Range Rover, three Mercedes-Benz vehicles, two Lexus vehicles, one Toyota vehicle, 15 iPhones, two Android phones, and one Nokia torch phone.
“Others are one Mac desktop computer, two Apple laptops, two Dell laptops, two iPads, one Economic Community of West African States passport, and one yellow card,” it stated.
According to EFCC, the suspects will be charged in court as soon as the commission concludes the investigations.
