The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested a 36-year-old in Ilorin for alleged N60 million fraud.
The Zonal Head of the EFCC in Ilorin, Isyaka Sharu, stated this in Ilorin at a press briefing on Friday.
He said that the commission had been supportive of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other anti graft agencies tackling financial crimes.
The FBI in collaboration with the EFCC had arrested 78 Nigerians in the United States for involvement in internet fraud and cybercrime, fleecing victims of millions of dollars.
Sharu said investigation conducted revealed that the suspect arrested in Ilorin had benefited to the tune of N60 million from the loot through Western Union transfers, having collaborated with those arrested in the United States.
He also said that within seven months of operation, the Ilorin Zonal Office had independently arrested no fewer than 50 other suspected internet fraudsters.
