Some of the Yahoo Boys caught by the EFCC |
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal
office, has arrested 15 suspected Yahoo Boys (Internet fraudsters) for
offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence, lottery scam and love
scam....
The suspects are: Adeyemi Tiwatope, 20; Odeyemi Olawale, 20; Nike
Afolabi Olaiya, 20; Awe Abimbola Ireti, 23; Yusuf Aliu Oluwafemi, 20;
Osidipe Olatunbosun, 24; Tosin Adesanya, 19 and Adeyinka Bello, 17.
Others are: Aliu Lukman, 18; Damilola Fatona, 20; Shonubi Adetola,
18; Adewale Babatunde, 17; Afolabi Lekan, 19; Awe Ayodele, 24 and
Adeyemi Gbadebo, 19.
The suspects were arrested on Saturday, February 3, 2018 in the
Shotubo and Awoluwo areas of Sagamu, Ogun State. Their arrest followed
intelligence report received by the Commission about their criminal
activities.
They were alleged to be living flamboyantly without legitimate
sources of income. Items recovered from the suspects include laptops,
phones bearing scanned forged documents, six exotic cars, charms and SIM
cards, among others.
Meanwhile, in a related development, the EFCC also recovered
coffins, calabashes and gourds from the home of a suspected kingpin of a
syndicate of fraudsters, Adesanya R. Olaoluwa, who is currently under
the EFCC watch.
Olaoluwa is alleged to be a herbalist who performs rituals for
fraudsters to hypnotise unsuspecting victims. The suspects will soon be
charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
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