EFCC Arrest Fraudsters recovers 5 exotic cars, 32, others.
Track Upnews
19 November 2020
No fewer than 18 suspected Internet fraudsters popularly called Yahoo Boys were arrested on Friday by Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at Sobi, Akerebiata and Las Vegas Estate, Asa Dam Road Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Report say the EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren who disclosed this in a statement said the suspects were smoked out of their hideouts at different locations following credible intelligence on the fraudulent activities of the fraudsters in Ilorin and its environs.
Report say the EFCC spokesman said the suspects were smoked out of their hideouts at different locations following credible intelligence on the fraudulent activities of the fraudsters in Ilorin and its environs.
Uwujaren said the suspects, who are mostly in their early 20s, included six students of renowned tertiary institutions in the state, a footballer, fashion designer, bitcoin dealer, laundryman and an online gambler.
Upon arrest, five exotic cars, 32 different brands of mobile phones, eight laptops and other incriminating materials were recovered from them.
The names of those arrested as Adeleye Ayodeji, Muhammed Ayub, Odelade Samuel, Sodiq Olanrewaju, Ola Francis, Adeniyi Damilare, Olalekan Samad, Tunde Ayodele, Zubair Buhari and Oladosu Naheem.
Others were Olowokere Jamiu, Lawal Usman, Jamiu Abdulrasaq, Lawal Ahmed, Opeyemi Samuel, Alarape Ahmed, Kolawole Daniel and Ganiyu Taofeek.
The EFCC spokesman said the suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of ongoing investigations.
