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Internet Fraud: EFCC arrests two siblings, 24 other Yahoo Boys

The anti-graft agency also revealed that a car, laptops and exotic phones, etc., were seized from the suspects.

• September 30, 2022
EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa
EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 26 suspects for internet-related fraudulent activities in Ibadan.

This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday.

Among those arrested were two siblings alongside 24 others. The EFCC disclosed that the suspects were nabbed on Tuesday at the Apete area of Ibadan.

The anti-graft agency also revealed that a car, laptops and exotic phones, etc., were seized from the suspects.

The EFCC further mentioned that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded.

(NAN)

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