The Lagos Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has effected the arrest of 16 young men in Lekki, a cosmopolitan area in the state, for allegedly engaging in internet fraud, popularly known as yahoo yahoo. EFCC announced on it’s official twitter handle @officialEFCC.
The suspected internet fraudsters are: Habeeb Adebayo, Marcus Wisdom, Caleb Triumphant Ezikiel, Akinduro Henry, Osarobo Osasere, and Oyelami Olatunji.
They were rounded-up on January 21, 2021 at the Ziroc Residence Hotel, Lekki, Lagos by operatives who have been tracking their activities.
Upon interrogation, they all confessed to engaging in different forms of computer-related fraud, including romance and love scam.
A further analysis of their mobile devices and computers, also confirmed their involvement in internet fraud.
They will soon be arraigned in court as investigations have already been concluded.
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