Yahoo Boys

The Police Command in Bauchi has arrested five suspected internet fraudsters undergoing training in the state. The Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil confirmed the arrest in a statement, on Saturday in Bauchi. He said operstives…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its operatives in the Benin Zonal Command on Monday February 21, 2022, arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters popularly called Yahoo boys at their hideouts in Benin. The…

The Foodie Fraud being perpetrated by Internet fraudsters would have you second guessing your take-out restaurants. During the lockdown when local stores didn't open, many of us turned to online sources. With the pandemic still ongoing, a…

The EFCC declared in Abuja on Wednesday that most frauds in the banking sector were perpetrated by insider Information, Communication Technology (ICT) employees. Mr. Abbah Sambo, Head, Cybercrime Section of the EFCC, made the declaration…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has cautioned Nigerian youths to refrain from joining bad gangs of fraudsters, otherwise known as “yahoo boys”. Osinbajo gave the warning on Thursday in Ibadan, while delivering the first convocation lecture…

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said it has arrested 37 internet fraud suspects, also known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. This is contained in a statement…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal office, have arrested three Dubai-based suspected internet fraudsters and 14 others in Lagos. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on…

The Lagos Zonal Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has disclosed that about 140 cybercriminals were arrested in the zone over a period of three months. He said 38 cybercriminals, including…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna zone have arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in a raid carried out in Nasarawa State. The Head Media and Publicity of the Commission in the zone, Mrs…

Music artiste, Naira Marley says all internet fraudsters popularly known as "Yahoo boys" are owing him because he was remanded in prison because of them. He stated this in a short video currently trending on social media. Naira…

A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced two Internet fraudsters to six months imprisonment each without an option of fine. Justice Babangana Ashigar convicted Ogundele Adeseye and Kadri Oluwayomi after pleading…