No fewer than 18 suspected internet fraudsters, aka ‘Yahoo boys’, were arrested in Abuja on Thursday by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
In a statement by the anti-graft agency on its Facebook page, the boys were nabbed on July 19, 2022, at the Army Estate Phase Five, Kurudu, in Abuja.
The suspects are Innocent Samson, Obiora Eze, Ifeanyi Joseph, Isdore Chinedu, Badaki Linus, Ameh Nick, Kelvin Chima, Akwa Iwu Promise Ifeanyi, and Adekunle Samuel.
Others are Abutu John, Testimony Mathiew, Omale Mary Ochanya (female), Afarm Darlington Edwin, Henry John, Urochukwu Abel, Ogieto Gift, Innocent Gideon, Ojimini Maduemyi Raymond, Mathiew Timothy, and Kingsley Chukwuemeka.
“They were arrested on July 19, 2022, at Army Estate Phase Five, Kurudu, Abuja, following intelligence reports received by the Commission about their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud.
“Items recovered from the suspects include three cars: a Lexus RX 350, Lexus ES 350 and Peugeot 306, a motorbike, six laptop computers, and mobile phones.”
