The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, has commenced investigation into 24 Nigerian youths arrested in Ghana over their alleged involvement in internet fraud.
The suspects were apprehended on April 17, at Kumsark Estate in Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra, Ghana, by operatives of Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). They were subsequently repatriated to Nigeria and handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on April 25.
During the formal handover to the EFCC on Monday, at the Lagos Zonal Command, Comfort Agboko, Zonal Commander of NAPTIP Lagos, confirmed that a total of 231 Nigerians — comprising 24 suspects and 207 victims — were transferred following EOCO’s operation.
“Preliminary investigations by NAPTIP revealed that these individuals were involved in various cybercrimes, including romance scams, phishing, and fraudulent online transactions, many of which are suspected to have connections with organized