In the fight against cybercrime, the Economic and financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Command, has secured the conviction and sentencing of twenty five, 25, internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo boys.The fraudsters were convicted by Justice Nnamdi Dimkpa of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the state capital.They were jailed on Friday, October 13, 2023 after pleading guilty to one–count separate charge bordering on impersonation.The Convicts...

In a rare development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says its operatives in the Sokoto Zonal Command have arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys.Sokoto and some other Northern states are places the EFCC hardly arrested internet fraudster.The commission made this known in a statement on its official Facebook page on Saturday.The statement identified the suspects as Joy Ofem, Azeez Naimot, Agabi O. Yusuf, Ibrahim...

Together with police officers from the Azikiwe Police Division, members of a local vigilante group in charge of Eagle Island in Port Harcourt City, Rivers State, have detained twelve suspected internet fraudsters known as "Yahoo boys" for allegedly burying a newborn baby on Wednesday.According to reports, the baby was buried by the Eagle Island waterfront by the con artists.Victor Ohaji, the Chief Security Officer of Eagle Island and the Chairman of Phalga Security...