He was arrested alongside twenty-five others at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Command, has arraigned a man, Babawale Olayinka, before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on five count charges which bordered on cybercrime.
This was disclosed on Twitter by the EFCC on Monday, stating that an identification card found in his possession the time of the arrest referred to him as a Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters.
The agency said, "The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 23, 2022 arraigned one Babawale Daniel Olayinka before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on five count charges which borders on cybercrime.
"An identity card recovered from the defendant at the point of arrest on February 11, 2022, introduced him as a “Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters.
“He was arrested alongside twenty-five others at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State.”
Last Monday, SaharaReporters also reported that the EFCC arrested 82 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly inown as ‘Yahoo Yahoo Boys’ in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital; Enugu State; and Asaba, Delta State.
According to the Commission, 17 of the suspects were arrested on June 16, at the Akobo area of Ibadan following credible intelligence on their alleged fraudulent activities, while the other 18 suspects were arrested by officers of 2 Division of Nigerian Army, Ibadan and handed over to the Commission.