In it’s quest to rig off Nassarawa State of criminal’s activities, the police has bursted a hideout of suspected internet fraudsters’ and arrested about ten suspects.
A statement by the Nassarawa
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel said at about 2110hrs, acting based on credible information about the influx of internet fraudsters into Keffi LGA, Police operatives attached to Angwan Lambu Division raided the hideout of the cybercriminals located in GRA, Keffi.
During the operation, Ten (10) suspects were arrested, and the following items were recovered from them as exhibits: two (2) Laptops, ten(10) sophisticated mobile phones of different brands, three (3) WIFI routers, criminal charms, black soap, hard drugs (Loud weed and dried leaves suspected to be marijuana), etc.
Core Reporters learn that the suspects have confessed to being into internet fraud popularly known as Yahoo Plus. Meanwhile, the police said they would be charge to court for prosecution once the investigation is concluded.
Meanwhile, Nassarawa State commissioner of police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada psc, mni has commended the officers for a job well done and urged them to sustain raids on all criminal hideouts.
