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55 Scammers Arrested – Nigerians Execute A Major Raid

By SCARS Editorial Team – Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc., portions EFCC

55 Scammers Arrested In Massive Raids In Nigeria

The Scammers Arrested Include Ex-Convict Scammers Returning To Crime

According to the EFCC, they executed a major raid with 55 scammers arrested, Seized 7 Cars, 79 Phones:

Internet Fraud: EFCC Arrests Ex-convict, 54 Others in Oyo Town

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an ex-cybercrime convict, Adeniran Ayobami Tijesunimi, and fifty-four others for alleged internet fraud and related organized criminal activities. Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State had on February 15, 2022, convicted and sentenced Tijesunimi to seven months imprisonment without an option of fine for his involvement in cybercrime, but as soon as he was released he when right back to it and formed a new gang – the scammers arrested in this raid.

Tijesunimi was again arrested alongside others at Oyo town, Oyo State on July 13, 2023, following verified intelligence from a third party regarding his and other’s internet fraud activities.

Items recovered from the suspect scammers arrested include seven exotic vehicles, seventy-nine (79) mobile phones, four laptops, and several incriminating documents, among others.

The scamemrs arrested will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded.

The tragic thing is that the Nigerians typically only charge each criminal once – for a single victim – ignoring all of the other victims of these criminals. The easily could charge each scammer arrested with multiple counts since they seized the computers and phones from each criminal, but they choose not to. The argument made by the previous EFCC chairman was that this is to simplify their own investigations, arraignments, and trial process. However, SCARS believes that this is purely political.

This neither brings justice for the victims nor makes the criminals account for the extreme pain and harm they have caused. The result is usually very short prison sentences or even community services since most are not viewed as serial criminals but just first-time offenders. These arrests look good in the world’s media, but at the same time it allows Nigeria to say “see, this is not such a big problem, these are all or mostly first-time offenders who only scammed one person!” In effect, the whole process is a charade to improve Nigeria’s reputation worldwide.

Unfortunately, the dozens or hundreds of victims of each of the scammers arrested never get their justice. Even worse, the Nigerian government greedily keeps the stolen money from the victims except in high-profit cases. Sadly, in this case, as in most of the convictions of these arrested scammers, all the money and assets seized will be turned over to the Nigerian Treasury, and no money will be returned to the victims.

Another aspect is that when they will be convicted, the sentences reflect the absence of victim participation in the sentencing process.

It is a very imperfect process, but at least the scammers are arrested and there is some criminal justice process, and it has been improving. Though we are unsure of what the recent firing of the EFCC chairmen by the newly elected Nigerian president really means.

The Scammers Arrested are:

  1. Adeniran Ayobami Tijesunimi
  2. Ademola Saheed Adeniyi
  3. Olayinwola Tomiwa Rokeeb
  4. Moses Kehinde Biola
  5. Adewale Mumini Adeyemi
  6. Olowuoyin Qudus Atanda
  7. Mojeeb Adedeji Olamilekan
  8. Jonathan Emmanuel Opashi
  9. Usman Abubakar Aruwa
  10. Bamidele Olusoji Joseph
  11. Daniel Anu Omyajowu
  12. Olayinwola Dolapo Zacheous
  13. Adekunle Daniel Adeniyi
  14. Azeez Hammed Ademola
  15. Olatunde Philip Bode
  16. Lawal Abayomi Hammed
  17. Adeniyi Sheu Abiodun
  18. Abdulazeez Ifayemi Ayokunu
  19. Adeleke Sunday Arise
  20. Omiyale Tosin Akin
  21. Segun Samuel Lekan
  22. Popoola Oluwaseun Sunday
  23. Jimoh Afeez Adewale
  24. Bashir Qodir Yinka
  25. Adedeji Ibrahim Ademola
  26. Ajibade Samuel Femi
  27. Omolulu Nurudeen Alabi
  28. Victor Okotie Junior
  29. Lateef Ridwan Aremu
  30. Balogun Abisoye Isreal
  31. Yusuf Alabi Toriola
  32. Akinade John Damilare
  33. Suleiman Abdulrasaq
  34. Adeyewo Stephen Tomilola
  35. Okanlawo Olanrewaju Qodir
  36. Akinbola Ifafimihan Seun
  37. Amusat Taofeek Opeyemi
  38. Akintola Mojeeb Olakunle
  39. Adebayo Malik Adigun
  40. Dauda Rokeeb Opeyemi
  41. Oladokun Abeeb Ajadi
  42. Amusat Qowiyu Atanda
  43. Usman Olatunji Badmus
  44. Afonja Ifayemi Akano
  45. Rokeeb Olamide Taiwo
  46. Adebayo Gbawuga Oyetunji
  47. Fasasi Olasunkanmi Qodir
  48. Yekeen Gbolahan Samuel
  49. Afolabi Ayodeji Emmanuel
  50. Yekeen Micheal Opeyemi
  51. Ayinla Mathew Opeyemi
  52. Mikail Aliyu
  53. Ajibola Nejeeb Pelumi
  54. Bitrus Moses Bugama
  55. Eyamekware Gabriel Clevarly.

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