No fewer than 28 persons, including a cleric, suspected to be “Yahoo-Yahoo boys” have been arrested in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC).
The arrest was made possible following an intelligence report on the activities of internet fraudsters operating at Mandate Area, Ilorin, by operatives of the EFCC Ilorin Zonal Command.
The anti-graft agency said preliminary investigation revealed the identity of the suspects to include a cleric, twin brothers, six students of various tertiary institutions, mining operators and a host of other specialised private individuals.
Those arrested according to a press statement signed by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwuajaren, included Toheeb Albarka, a cleric; Lambe Kehinde and Lambe Taye, twin brothers; Francis Stephen, Olabode Yusuf and Musbaudeen Akorede who trade in dog selling respectively.
The statement said that six undergraduates of various tertiary institutions in the state including Moshood Okunola, Kayode Aderemi, Ayobami Olorunfemi, Paul Ayomide, Agboola Marvellous and Adebisi Olatunde were also arrested.
Other suspects, the statement said, also included Olaleye Solomon, Miner; Akinade Samuel, Computer Technician; Damilola Shagaya, Real Estate Developer; Muhammed Awal, Graphic Designer; Adam Mubarak, Anti-Money Laundering Analyst; Ogundiran Nathaniel, Tiler; Jamiu Ishola, Printer; Dauda Tunde, Plumber; Abdullahi Sikiru, Bet Naija Agent; Kasali Afeez Adegoke, Website Developer; Jordan Adeyinka, Wears/Shoe Dealer and a driver, Ojeniyi Boluwatife.
The rest were Adedamola Samson, Olarewaju Adisa Taofeek, Adewale Oloro and Omogbolahan Ibrahim.
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