The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained 14 undergraduates from the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Ondo State.
According to the agency, the arrest was made by EFCC agents from the Benin Zone Command.
This was said in a statement released by the EFCC’s official X feed.
The agency also revealed that the undergraduates and 19 others were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday, February 14, 2024, for alleged online crimes.
Some kids took to social media to post videos of the midnight raid.
The films reveal damaged window frames from what appears to be an attempt at forced entrance.
The Student Union Government of FUTA stated in a statement that the raid occurred at 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
The union alleged that a female student was molested, and that some students were physically injured.
However, the EFCC stated that the raid was in response to calls from parents and residents around the spot.
The statement read,
“The suspects were arrested at different residential locations within the Akure metropolis following intelligence on their alleged nefarious activities.
“Specifically, the sting operation that yielded their arrest was a response to strident calls to the EFCC by neighbours and parents around the locations, to save their children from being lured into internet-related activities by the suspects.
“Items recovered at the point of arrest include 10 exotic cars, phones, laptops and one motorbike.
“The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
The statement did not, however, address the ban on midnight operations by EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede.
Olukoyede, in November 2023, ordered that sting operations at night be stopped.
Around 70 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, were arrested earlier in November 2023, in a midnight raid on off-campus hostels.