Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested thirty internet fraud suspects, also known as Yahoo-Yahoo Boys, in Ilorin, Kwara State.
It says the suspects were arrested at different locations within Ilorin following actionable intelligence earlier received on their alleged criminal activities.
According to its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, the suspects who are mostly students would be arraigned in court as soon as investigations were concluded.
The suspects include: Adigun Oladapo, Olamilekan Ogunsola, Fuad Abidemi, Haastrup Samuel, Olamide Adeyemi, Akinola Abideen, Ebenezer Haastrup, Kehinde Adeyemi, Quadri Kareem, Abubakar Abdulbashit, Damilola Akinola, Ola-Oluwa Samuel, David Oyewole, Mojereola Toheeb, Isaac Chikezie, Joshua Chiekezie, Abdulsalam Opeyemi and Abawonjo Abdulazeez.
Others are, Ganiyu Olanrewaju, Adeleke Ibrahim, Taiwo Ganiyu, Oke Gideon, Olakunle Adebisi, Ajani Samuel, Joshua Ogizien, Sodiq Olasupo, Olamilekan Mubarak, Adeniyi Olashile, Rotimi Adeyemi and Rasaq Olanrewaju.
Items recovered from them include ten exotic cars, mobile phones, laptops, charms and several incriminating documents.