Tag: YAHOO BOYS
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Court sentences Yahoo boys to 4 years in prison, 3 others 3 years each
An FCT High Court on Thursday sentenced an internet fraudster, Chijioke Chinaka to four years in prison for internet fraud. Delivering judgment, Justice Mohammed Idris, also sentenced three others to three years each for various cyber crimes. Idris sentenced Kelvin Audu, Tunde Adeyemi and Onyeka Okafor to three years in prison each. They were arraigned…
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EFCC arraigns 9 Yahoo boys on various offences
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) on Monday arraigned nine people in an FCT High Court in Nyanya, charged with alleged internet frauds. The defendants are Kelvin Audu, Kelly Iboyi, Rukeme Ejechi, Onyeka Okafor, Tunde Adeyemi, Chijioke Chinaka, Elvis Ikechukwu, Oghenemaro Ojike and Favour Ebebe. They were arraigned on separate charges, bordering on…
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Ghana deports 17 Nigerian Yahoo boys
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has deported 17 out of 29 persons arrested in Ho, the Volta Regional capital for their alleged involvement in cyber crimes, known in Nigeria as ‘yahoo, yahoo’. According to The Ghanaian Times, the Nigerians were handed over to the GIS for screening, following their arrest to determine their immigration status.…
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EFCC arrests 27 suspected Yahoo Boys in Osogbo, recovers 8 exotic cars
It was a day of bountiful harvest for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Thursday, June 20, 2019 as operatives of the Commission stormed hideouts of suspected internet fraudsters in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The early morning raid led to the arrest of 27 men and four ladies suspected…
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Court sentences 2 ‘yahoo boys’ to 1 year in prison each
A High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced two applicants to one year in prison each for posing as white women to swindle job seekers. The presiding judge, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye sentenced Johnson Okuselu, 23 and Saheed Olanrewaju, 25 after they pleaded not guilty without an option of fine. Oyinloye said the sentence followed…
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Nigerian artistes need to sing about bad leaders, not Internet fraudsters- Samklef
Nigerian singer and music producer, Samklef has slammed his colleagues who criticize internet fraudsters in their songs. The hit maker noted that singers need to take their focus off internet fraudsters and sing about bad leadership. The music producer made this known via his Instagram page on Monday, April 8, 2019. “Nigerian artist won’t…
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Again, Simi attacks ‘Yahoo boys’
Sonorous singer, Simi has taken a shot at internet fraudsters who soil the image of Nigeria. The Jamb Question crooner had previously urged young Nigerians who engage in internet fraud not to buy her songs or watch her videos on YouTube. Simi in a new video posted on her Instastories, spoke extensively on the negative…
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EFCC arrests 6 Yahoo boys, recovers exotic cars
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office have arrested six `Yahoo’ boys and recovered five different models of exotic cars, laptops. The Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. He said other items recovered…
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EFCC arrests 19 suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ for fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Port Harcourt Zonal Office have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters at their hotel hideout in Rumuigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers. A Press Statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the commission’s spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade said they were arrested in a sting operation. According to the statement,…
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EFCC arrests nine Yahoo boys in Abuja, recovers cars, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja. A statement on Wednesday by the acting spokesman of EFCC, Mr. Tony Orilade, said the suspects were cooperating with the commission and would be charged after the conclusion of investigations. It noted that the suspects were arrested by the Advance…