EFCC
operatives from the Ibadan zonal office on Thursday, April
25th, arrested 32 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as
‘Yahoo-Yahoo Boys.
A statement
from the agency says the arrest of the suspects was not an easy task as
most of them hid themselves in some ridiculous places in the house where they
were arrested. Some of the suspects hid themselves inside chairs and the rest,
but they were smoked out.
Aged between
15 and 39 years, the suspects were arrested at Liberty Estate, Laderin area of
Abeokuta, Ogun during an early morning sting operation carried out by men of
the commission.
Due to the
timing, the suspects were taken by surprise when the EFCC operatives swept on
them at one of their notorious havens in the ancient city.
Fourteen of
them claimed to be undergraduates, while 18 others said they are self-employed
in various vocations. Items recovered from them include six exotic cars,
laptops, mobile phones, several documents containing false pretences and fetish
objects.
The suspects
will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. See more
photos from the operation below.
- LIB
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