Wednesday, October 28 2026 - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed reports of carrying out a sting operation at Applewood Estate, Orchid Road, Lekki, Lagos State, on Monday, October 26.
On Monday, videos of residents of the estate protesting
after the operatives carried out its operations surfaced online.
In a statement released this evening, the commission
confirmed its operatives carried out the sting operation to apprehend suspected
cybercrime fraudsters obtaining money from unsuspecting victims through gift
cards, crypto currencies and international money transfers by impersonating
several individuals.
‘’The operation, carried out by 5am, yielded the arrest of
twenty-one(21) suspected cybercrime fraudsters and five exotic cars. The
fraudsters were apprehended professionally owing to diligent pre-arrest
surveillance and reconnaissance of the activities of the fraudsters. A young
lady that stood in the way of the operation by making telephone calls to alert
the fraudsters was held and her phone confiscated until the conclusion of the
operation. The phone was later released to her.''
The agency said preliminary investigations of the arrested
suspects indicted nineteen(19) of them while the remaining two have been
released.
It added that all the indicted suspects will be arraigned in
court immediately.
The agency said the sting operation at Applewood
Estate was professionally carried out, with no record of harassment,
intimidation or unlawful arrest of anyone. It added that it is open to
constructive engagement by well-meaning Nigerians but blackmailers and
alarmists will not be allowed to sabotage its mandate.
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