75 Yahoo boys arrested in Owerri
Operatives of the EFCC have arrested 75 suspected web fraudsters in separate sting operations in Owerri, Imo State.
The Abuja Zonal Command arrested 46 suspects on Monday March 28, 2022, for alleged involvement in computer-related fraud at totally different places in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
The suspects who’re primarily college students and job-seekers between the ages of 18 to 31 years had been apprehended after superior intelligence was acquired on the nefarious actions of the younger males. Upon their arrest 6 automobiles, numerous telephones and laptops of various makes had been recovered from them.
In a associated growth, Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Fee on Friday, twenty fifth March, 2022 arrested twenty-nine (29) suspected web fraudsters, at a number of hideouts in Nekede Street and Owerri Axis of Imo State and incriminating gadgets had been discovered on seventeen of the suspects.
They had been all arrested primarily based on verified intelligence reviews linking them with alleged fraudulent actions starting from love rip-off on quite a few courting websites, impersonation, and possession of fraudulent paperwork, picker and bitcoin rip-off.
The fee in an announcement launched gave the names of the suspects as Samuel Patrick, Brima Edegba, Kingsley Williams, Audu Emeka, David Godson, Alex James, Prince Akachukwu Nkemjika, Chidi Eze, Kizito Emenyonu, Knowledge Good-looking Chibuenyim, Chibuike Mbonu, Christian Sorochi, Victory Oparanozie, Uche Alex, Kingsley Eke, Collins Williams and Charles Iwu.
Gadgets recovered from them on the level of arrest, embrace foreign currency echange, Toyota Avalon, 2 Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla 2004 Mannequin, Lexus ES 350, Mercedes ML 350, Lexus RS 350, and Toyota Venza. Others are fifty-eight telephones (58) of various manufacturers, eight laptops, one driver’s licence and 6 ATM Playing cards.
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