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August 29, 2019
The Economic and Financial CrimesCommission, EFCC says it is gathering data on Nigerians accused of moneylaundering and cybercrime offences in the United States.
The commission’s Spokesman, WilsonUwujaren in a statement in Abuja, quoted the chairman Ibrahim Magu as sayingthis at an event in Ibadan.
Magu who was represented by EFCCHead of Ibadan Zonal office, Friday Ebelo at the event, said that the eightsuspects, most of whom are Nigerians, were allegedly involved in the crimesinvestigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI in the United States.
The EFCC Boss said that in thecourse of the year, the Ibadan zonal office arrested two hundred and sixtythree suspects for cybercrimes out of which one hundred and eleven have beenconvicted.
He explained that apart from landedproperties, vehicles, laptops and other valuables forfeited on the order ofcourt, huge sums of money in local and foreign currencies traced to internetfraud were also recovered.