A crossdresser, identified as Owoseni Gabriel, has been arrested by the Lagos State Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged internet fraud.
According to the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Gabriel was arrested alongside 32 other suspects on May 2, 2023 at the Iyana Ipaja axis of Lagos State.
The anti-graft agency image maker disclosed that Gabriel wore a female dress and a wig to evade arrest.
He said they were nabbed following intelligence on the activities of some youths involved in computer-related fraud.
The other suspects, according to Uwujaren are Akindele Saheed, Damilare Michael, Patoki Ayomiku, Olakunle Ismail, Babalola Ayomide, Afolabi Olaibola, Abiodun Olayinka, Salaudeen Hammed, Akinsanya Olamilekan, Olamofe Joshua.
Others are Samuel Ogunyemi, Adebayo Olarewaju, Abdul-Fatai Olawale, Hassan Ayofe, Samson Jeremiah, Kolawole Afeez, Owoseni Gabriel, Makinde Oluwasegun, Daniel Seun, Adefolahan Israel, Olusegun Emmanuel, Olawore Michael.
The rest include Hammed Raheem, Micheal Tunde, Francis Chibundu, Jesse Oluwatobiloba, Adenekan Ayotunde, Qudus Adeyi, Sulaimon Oladimeji, Kayode Sunday, Daniel Owosine and Boluwatife Gbolahan.
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Items recovered from the suspects include a Toyota Camry 2005 model, a Toyota Camry 2009 model, mobile phones and laptop computers.
Uwujaren added that the suspects will be charged to court after investigations have been concluded.
In another news, 15 girls reportedly lost their lives in a boat mishap in Dandeji village in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
It was learnt that 40 girls, who were on their way to fetch firewood at a nearby bush, were in a boat on Tuesday, as at the time it capsized, but 15 lost their lives instantly.
A resident of the area, Muhammad Ibrahim, said 15 corpses had already been recovered and local divers were still searching for the other victims.
The chairman of Shagari Local Government, Aliyu Abubakar, confirmed the accident and said the corpse of the deceased have been buried according to Muslims rites.
The Sokoto police Public Relations Officer, DSP Umar Mohammed did not pick his call for confirmation.