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EFCC arrests man behind fake ‘EFCC Cell’ tweet

…as 3 internet fraudsters plead guilty in Ilorin

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a blogger, Mr Dikeocha Chukwuebuka, who published a picture of a crowded open cell in his Twitter handle @TheRealDayne, claiming that it is that of Port Harcourt office of the anti-graft agency.

The Port Harcourt Zonal Head of the Commission, Mr Usman Imam who announced the arrest while briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt today, February 27, 2020 said the suspect was picked up at about 4pm on Wednesday, February 26 in the premises of a new generation bank on Ada George Road in Port Harcourt.

Meanwhile, three suspected internet fraudsters have pleaded “guilty” to the criminal charges levelled against them by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the EFCC.

They were arraigned before Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin.

The convicts – Olopade Oladimeji Solomon, Atanda Femi Benjamin and Atoyebi Samson – were prosecuted on separate charges

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