The suspects are: Adeyemi Tiwatope, 20; Odeyemi Olawale, 20; Nike Afolabi Olaiya, 20; Awe Abimbola Ireti, 23; Yusuf Aliu Oluwafemi, 20; Osidipe Olatunbosun, 24; Tosin Adesanya, 19 and Adeyinka Bello, 17., Aliu Lukman, 18; Damilola Fatona, 20; Shonubi Adetola, 18; Adewale Babatunde, 17; Afolabi Lekan, 19; Awe Ayodele, 24 and Adeyemi Gbadebo, 19.
They were nabbed on Saturday, February 3, 2018 in the Shotubo and Awoluwo areas of Sagamu, in Ogun state after the commission got a wind of the criminal activities. The boys were alleged to be living flamboyantly without legitimate sources of income.
EFFC recovered Items like laptops, phones bearing scanned forged documents, six exotic cars, charms and SIM cards, among others were recovered from them.
Meanwhile, in a related development, the EFCC also recovered coffins, calabashes and gourds from the home of a suspected kingpin of a syndicate of fraudsters, Adesanya R. Olaoluwa, who is currently under the EFCC watch.
Olaoluwa is alleged to be a herbalist who performs rituals for fraudsters to hypnotise unsuspecting victims.The suspects will soon be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.