US EditionNigeria: Kwara Polytechnic - Calm Restored After EFCC Operation Caused Violence
EFCC arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters and recovered eight vehicles and electronic devices in a sting, confirming six suspects are Kwara State Polytechnic students.
- On Wednesday, March 24, 2026, operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested 30 suspects for internet fraud in Agbede Community, Ilorin, including six students from Kwara State Polytechnic.
- The operation sparked student unrest, with reports indicating protesters set fire to tires and blocked Old Jebba Road, hindering vehicular and human movements near the institution.
- Authorities recovered eight vehicles, mobile phones, and laptops from the suspects during the raid, while profiling confirmed all six students were actively involved in internet fraud.
- Kwara State Polytechnic Public Relations Officer Halimat Garba assured the public that normalcy returned to the campus, with scheduled examinations continuing without disruption.
- Any video linking student protests to the Commission's operation is "contrived and outright misrepresentation of the operation," the Commission stated, maintaining the sting was not connected to the Polytechnic.
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EFCC clears air on Kwara Poly sting operation
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, carried out a sting operation within two buildings flagged for suspected internet-related fraud at Agbede Community in Ilorin, Kwara state. This was disclosed via the agency’s official x handle. “The operation, carried out on Wednesday, March 24, 2026, yielded the arrest of 30 suspected internet fraudsters, six of whom are students of Kwara State Po…
Nigeria: Kwara Polytechnic - Calm Restored After EFCC Operation Caused Violence
Students set fire to tyres and blocked some roads hindering vehicular and human movements. Authorities of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, have assured of restoration of calm on the institution's campus after disquiet caused by activities of one of the anti-graft agencies in the neighbourhood.
Kwara Polytechnic: Calm restored after EFCC operation caused violence
Students set fire to tyres and blocked some roads hindering vehicular and human movements. Authorities of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, have assured of restoration of calm on the institution’s campus after disquiet caused by activities of one of the anti-graft agencies in the neighbourhood. The post Kwara Polytechnic: Calm restored after EFCC operation caused violence appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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