The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an official investigation against 24 young Nigerians who were lately arrested in Ghana for suspected cybercrimes.
The suspects had been arrested on April 17, 2025, at Kumsark Estate, Oyarifa, a suburb in Accra, by Ghana’s Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO).
They were brought back to Nigeria and remanded into the care of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on April 25.
At the official handover ceremony at the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Comfort Agboko, the NAPTIP Zonal Commander, stated that preliminary investigations linked the suspects to internet scam activities, including romance scams, phishing, and other online fraudulent transactions.
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Agboko reported that the agency took into custody a total of 231 Nigerians—24 suspects and 207 victims—highlighting the magnitude and complexity of the case.
On behalf of the Director General of NAPTIP, Binta L. Adamu Bello, Agboko emphasized the significance of the collaboration between the NAPTIP and the EFCC in tackling crimes that cross over human trafficking, money laundering, and cyber fraud.
She referenced a similar collaboration in 2022 that led to four individuals being convicted for advanced fee fraud.
Arresting the suspects and the seized items, EFCC Lagos zonal Acting Director Ahmed Ghali applauded NAPTIP and assured the public that it would conduct a thorough investigation.
The seized items include 276 laptops, 118 phones, various types of IDs, ATM cards, and COVID-19 vaccine cards. Ghali claimed that justice would be served, stating, “We will be careful in our investigation. I assure you that justice will be done, and the perpetrators will be brought to book.”
