Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
They were arrested on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 in a sting operation at various locations within Port Harcourt following credible intelligence about their suspected involvement in internet- related fraud.
Items recovered from them include different models of exotic vehicles, a Q-link Motorcycle, various brands of phone and laptop containing incriminating and fraudulent documents.
In a related move, Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, Alege Abdul-Lateef, to 30 days community service.
Alege was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on fraudulently impersonating foreign nationals by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The Judge further ruled that the convict shall carry a bill board with inscription: “Internet scam brings disgrace to my myself and family”. The Judge also ordered the EFCC and Nigerian Correctional Services, NCoS, to supervise the exercise.