The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed the detainment of four Chinese nationals and 101 other suspects for internet fraud in Abuja.
This was said in a statement on Friday by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
He said the suspects comprising 67 males and 38 females were allegedly involved in hotel review job scam targeting hotels in Europe.
The suspects were arrested in a business apartment, in the Gudu area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday.
“In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four Chinese and 101 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja.
“They were arrested on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
“The suspects, comprising 67 males (including four Chinese) and 38 females, were allegedly involved in a hotel review job scam targeting victims and hotels in Europe and other parts of the world,” it read.
EFCC spokesman added that the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigations.
