EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has detained 18 alleged “Yahoo-Yahoo Boys” in Lokoja, the state of Kogi.
When they busted the alleged internet fraudsters’ hideouts in Lokoja, commission agents from the Ilorin Zonal Command Office made the arrest.
It was the second such operation in the state in the previous two months, according to a statement from the Command’s Media Unit.
Recall that operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command, which covers Kwara, Ekiti and Kogi states, had recently in June 2022 arrested 19 suspected fraudsters at different locations in Lokoja.
The latest arrest, which was made on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, followed actionable intelligence and hours of surveillance by the anti-graft operatives to smoke out the suspected fraudsters of their hideouts.
Among the suspects are two siblings, Bala Caleb Abdulkarim and Ayuba Bala.
Others are Adebayo Olubunmi, Yusuf Salawu, Victor Yakubu, Victor Udeh, Abutu Francis, Moses Akeji, Aiyegbe ThankGod, and Eniola Adeniji.
Also arrested were Abraham Ayodele, Julius Omowale, Samuel Onojah, Saka Usman Ojo, Isaac Emmanuel, Yusuf Mohammed, Ibrahim Musa and Omaonu Ojochenemi Victor.
Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects operate as a syndicate to scam unsuspecting victims.
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