EFCC Raids Lagos Hotel, Arrests Internet Fraudsters

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office , on Wednesday, stormed Modzak Hotel, Abule -Egba , Lagos , believed to be a hideout for suspected internet fraudsters and their kingpin, one Rasaq Balogun .

According to EFCC’s spokesman , Wilson Uwujaren , Balogun , owner of the hotel , was arrested alongside an army of young men, whose age ranged between 18 and 35 years with no specific mission for being in the facility .

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“ Some other suspects were arrested in Balogun’ s Beckley estate residence in Lagos , bringing the number to 27 . The entire haul is presently with the commission, undergoing further interrogation. “ Recovered in the operation were three vehicles, fetish objects, laptops , mobile phones and documents suspected to embody false pretences . “ They would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded”

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