The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on February 9, 2021 arrested 39 internet fraud suspects, also known as Yahoo-Yahoo Boys.
Ten of them were arrested in Ilesa, Osun State, while 29 others were arrested in different locations at Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
Those arrested at Ilesa were: Oyesoji Tosin, Olaniyi Emmanuel, Samson Ojo, Sodiq Sunkanmi, Kolawole Abiodun, Oluwole Gbenga, Olajuyigbe Olamide, Oyebanji Olabisi Temitope, Ayoola Oluwafemi and Oluwatobiloba Gbadamosi.
The suspects arrested at Ago-Iwoye included Emmanuel Lawal, Kareem Olamide, Adekunle Kehinde Salawu, Bella Tijesu, Aderibigbe Adedoyin, Anifowose Hammed, Lateef Adetayo, Busari Oluwatobi, Tobi Adeyemi, Gabriel Obisesan, Oluwole Olasunkanmi and Odetola Samson.
Others were Farouq Dosu, Ayilara Akindeji, Ademola Adedare, Ishola Adeleke, Alex Olasunmade, Idowu Abolaji, Okegbenro Idris, Akinlolu Akintunde, Oshoboke Shashaeniyan, Adeyemi Opeyemi, Oluwatoyin Olutekunbi, Albert Charles, Olawuyi Olanrewaju, Tunde Adekoya, Gbolahan Olalekan, Alade Oluwasegun and Ajanaku Qudus.
The suspects were arrested after series of surveillance based on intelligence on their alleged criminal activities.
Items recovered from them included seven cars, laptop computers, mobile phones, and several documents containing false presences.
They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the spokesman of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren, said.
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