Luck ran out on a syndicate of 13 cybercrime suspects when operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided their hideouts and apprehended them on Thursday.
Five of the suspects were picked up at an N8m a year apartment in Gilmore Estate, Jahi, while the other eight were arrested at Katampe Extension, all in Abuja.
According to the EFCC, the arrest followed actionable intelligence on their alleged criminal enterprise.
“Incriminating items recovered from them include iPhones, laptops, gaming consoles, 1 Toyota Avalon and a Lexus SUV.
“The suspects have given valuable information and will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” EFCC stated.