Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Tuesday, botched an attempt by a suspected internet fraudster to flush his phone through a water closet.
The suspects’s attempt, it was learnt, was to deny access to potentially incriminating data about him.
The 20-year-old suspect, Fisayo Falade, was reportedly among the 15 young men arrested in Ibadan for internet-related crimes when the Commission’s operatives conducted a raid on two locations in the ancient city.
EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.
Orilade added, “Ten of the suspects were arrested at Akatanpa Powerline, while the other five were nabbed at Kushenla area of the Oyo State capital.
“Ranging between the ages of 20 and 28 years, the suspects were allegedly hiding behind fake names and identities to perpetrate fraud, dispossessing their unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money.
“Their 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”.
However, items reportedly recovered from suspects are two exotic cars, laptops, mobile phones and several documents allegedly containing false pretences.
The anti-graft spokesman said the suspects would be charged to court at the end of investigations.
