*Abuja Court Sentences Five Individuals for Internet Fraud*
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction of five individuals for internet fraud on August 12, 2024. Justice C.O. Agashieze of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sentenced the defendants, who pleaded guilty to…
Internet Fraud: 14 FUTA Undergraduates, 19 Others Arrested By EFCC
EFCC Arrests 14 FUTA Undergraduates, 19 Others for Suspected Internet Fraud Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested fourteen undergraduates of the Federal University of…
37 Yahoo Boys (Internet Fraudsters) Jailed By Oyo, Ogun Courts
Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.A. Olajide, J.O. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and M.O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan; Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State and Justices A.A. Babawale, A.A. Akinyemi and S.O. Adeniyi…
Yahoo Yahoo: EFCC Arrests Twins Brothers, Five Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has siblings, Taiwo and Kehinde Adio, and five others over internet fraud, in Ibadan, Oyo State. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja.l said the suspects were arrested on…
EFCC Bans Nighttime Sting Operations Following Controversial Arrests in Ile-Ife
In response to the recent arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters by operatives of the Ibadan zonal command in Ile-Ife, Osun state, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially declared a ban on nighttime sting operations.…
15 Yahoo Boys Jailed In Abuja
15 internet fraudsters also known as yahoo boys have been convicted by a Federal High Court sitting in Kubwa, FCT. Justice O. I. Adelaja in his ruling sentenced the accused to various jail terms for cyber fraud. They were jailed after they…
Yahoo Boy Brings Soldiers To Hunt Islamic Cleric After Failed Prayers
The younger brother to an Islamic cleric identified as Hamzat, has cried out after soldiers invaded his block factory located at Bankole Estate, Magboro, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, in the process seizing his Toyota RAV 4…
EFCC returns $26,000 to 70-year-old British woman duped by Nigerian Yahoo boy who posed as an American entertainer
Anticorruption czar, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has returned $26,000USD to a British national identified as Christine Brown who was duped by an internet fraudster in Nigeria. EFCC in a statement on Tuesday, August 29,…
Abuja Yahoo Boy Sentenced To Community Service For Defrauding American Woman Of $270
A young man, Abass Aminu Abdulkareem has been convicted by the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Kubwa has for internet fraud. Justice O. I. Adelaja in his ruling sentenced Abdulkareem to community service for $270 Fraud. The…