EFCC arrests 21 for internet fraud in Bauchi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 21 suspects for internet fraud in Bauchi State.
The anti-graft agency, on Monday, on its official X platform, announced that the operatives of the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the EFCC arrested the suspects on Saturday.
It said the arrest followed credible intelligence on the suspects’ involvement in internet fraud.
“Operatives of the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, March 15, 2025, arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in Bauchi State,” the statement read.
“The suspects were arrested based on credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud at Kaure New Government Reservation Area, GRA, Bauchi and Awala, Maiduguri road, Bauchi State.”
The commission said it recovered several luxury items, including a BMW car, a Toyota Camry car, three PlayStation 5, 30 expensive phones, one flat-screen television, six Point of Sale (PoS) machines, four iPads, and five laptops.
“The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” it added.
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