50 Yahoos are caught by the EFCC in Oyo and Ondo. The National Economic Fraud Commission (EFCC) said last Friday that 50 online scammers cal...
50 Yahoos are caught by the EFCC in Oyo and Ondo.
The National Economic Fraud Commission (EFCC) said last Friday that 50 online scammers called "yahoos" had been caught in the states of Ogun and Oyo.
In the statement, the names of 47 people who were taken in Abeokuta were given. One of them was an employee of the Federal Medical Centre.
The EFCC's Publicity Secretary, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, signed a press release saying that on June 14, 47 people were caught in their hiding place in Idi-Aba in Abeokuta, which is the capital of Ogun State.
The statement also said that two other people were caught in the Idi-Igba neighborhood of Ibadan, which is the capital of Oyo State.
She also said that the police had taken someone into custody in Ibadan and given them to the EFCC.
Reports say that 7 expensive cars, many different kinds of cell phones, computers, and many expensive watches were found in the hands of the suspects in Abeokuta.
Also, two very expensive small cars and other things were found in the hands of the people who were caught in Ibadan.
Our reporter said that the cops found the man they arrested with a small Honda car and a lot of cell phones.
In the statement, the agency said that once its investigation is done, it will take all the people it has taken to court and let the court decide what to do with them.
