The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, arrested 12 individuals in Lagos for alleged involvement in internet-related fraud.
According to a statement from the Commission’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, the suspects were apprehended during a sting operation in the Ajegunle Apapa area. Their arrest followed credible intelligence received about the activities of persons suspected to be engaging in computer-related offenses.
The EFCC stated that investigations are ongoing and that the suspects will be charged in court as soon as they are profiled and evidence is consolidated.
In a related development, the EFCC secured a conviction in Kaduna against one Zeal Abraham, also known as Chris Mitchell, for internet fraud.
Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court sentenced Abraham to two years in prison or a fine of N400,000 after he pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of impersonation and cheating.
The charge read in part: “That you Zeal Abraham (a.k.a Chris Mitchell), sometime in 2025 at Kaduna… cheated one Laura Moss of the total sum of $200 USD… when you pretended to be Chris Mitchell, a musician on ‘Zangi’ (an online social media application), which you knew to be false…”
The court also ordered the forfeiture of a Samsung G9355 mobile phone used in the crime, as well as the sum of $200 to the Federal Government.
The EFCC said the convict was among those arrested earlier in the year on Sabo Post Office Road, Kaduna, following intelligence linking them to fraudulent online activities.
