SUSPECTED INTERNET FRAUDSTER THROWS PHONE INTO WATER CLOSET TO DESTROY EVIDENCE

The Command Head of Media and Publicity, Tony Orilade in a statement, said the suspect attempt was however thwarted by the operatives, adding that ten of the suspects were arrested at Akatanpa Powerline, while the other five were nabbed at Kushenla area of the Oyo State capital.

Penpushing further reports that, Orilade said the ages of the suspects range between  20 and 28 years, adding that the suspects were allegedly hiding behind fake names and identities to perpetrate fraud, dispossessing their unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money.

The agency spokesman said, the suspects  alleged involvement in internet-related frauds were reported to the Commission by members of their neighbourhood who noticed their expensive ways of life even though they are supposedly undergraduates, and without any known source of income.

Penpushing also reports that, items recovered from them include;  two exotic cars, laptops, mobile phones and several documents containing false pretences, adding that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.