“No case shall be swept under the carpet.”
Mr Oluwasegun stated that the council’s desire to declare public support for the EFCC and its chairman, Ola Olukoyede, informed the visit.
He expressed confidence in the competence of both organisations to tackle the menace head-on.
In a statement on Thursday, Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s spokesperson, said the suspects comprise a female and 12 males.
The suspect, bearing many aliases (Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, Dr Bran), defrauded a Spaniard of €5.7 million,” said the EFCC
“Anyone found acting contrary to this advisory shall henceforth be treated as an impersonator and dealt with accordingly,” EFCC said.
Telcos and fintechs admitted the vulnerabilities and loopholes in their systems that cybercriminals exploit.
He said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
Items recovered from the suspects, who were arrested between June 7 and 8, include mobile phones, laptop computers and cars.
The convicts were arraigned on charges bordering on retention of proceeds of crime, fraudulent representation and unlawful possession of fraudulent documents.
