Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in ilorin and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have reportedly opened fire on some students of Kwara State University, KWASU Malete.
According to report, this is the second time the anti-graft agency raided the university’s private hostels in two days to arrest students for alleged internet fraud.
The names of the raided private hostels are Western and Safari located outside the campus of the university at Malete in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State.
In a video obtained by DAILY GIST, the armed operatives could be seen shooting in the direction of the students.
It was gathered that over 20 students were arrested and whizked away by the EFCC to their office in Ilorin for alleged internet related crimes.
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DAILY GIST reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Command had announced the arrest of 14 undergraduates of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Ondo State
The anti-graft agency, in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested alongside 19 others in the early hours of Wednesday, February 14, 2024, for suspected internet crimes.
According to EFCC, the suspects were arrested at different residential locations within the Akure metropolis following intelligence on their alleged nefarious activities.
The commission said the sting operation that yielded their arrest was a response to strident calls to the EFCC by neighbours and parents around the locations, to save their children from being lured into internet-related activities by the suspects.
Items recovered at the point of arrest include 10 exotic cars, phones, laptops, and one motorbike
