EFCC Arrests 14 Cyber Criminals In Akwa Ibom

Operatives of the Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters across different locations around the State capital and the outskirts.

Disclosing this to Journalists in Uyo on Wednesday, spokesperson of the anti – graft agency, Dele Ojewale, said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

He listed the hotspots where the suspects were apprehended to include Afaha Offot, Ikot Ntuen, Nwaniba areas, and the nearby Abak local government area.

He explained that “they were rounded up through an intelligence-driven sting operation.”

The operatives, he stated, recovered some incriminating items including 19 mobile phones and three laptops from the suspects.

“The suspects will be charged to Court after investigations,” he assured.

He urged members of the society to work in synergy with security agencies by volunteering intelligence on suspicious characters within their neigbourhoods.