Yahoo boys as we know in Nigeria are people
that involve themselves in internet fraud, and
a report reaching us is that 8 young men
were apprehended at the 1004 Estate in
Victoria Island on Friday 4th of January 2013.
Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity for the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) confirmed.
According to sources, EFCC acted on a tip-off from a
resident of the estate. â??A petition by a concerned
group alerted the Commission about the activities of
Olusegun and his co-travelers at the elite 1004 Housing
Estate where the fraudsters engaged in fraudulent
activities of obtaining money by false pretences and forgery.â?? The EFCC press release states â??One of the undergraduates, Hope Olusegun, a 25
year-old from Okene in Kogi State, and claims to be a
student of Computer Science at the Kuala Lumpur
Metropolitan University, Malaysia. He was arrested by
operatives of EFCC over allegations of fraud and
internet scam. A search conducted by EFCC operatives at Olusegunâ?? s
apartment led to the recovery of several items such
as laptops, iPad phones, traveling documents, cheque
books, flash drives, internet modem, and three exotic
cars a Mercedes Benz Jeep, One 4Matic Mercedes
Benz Car and a Range Rover Sport SUV. When asked how he came about the cars, Olusegun
said the cars belonged to his sister who he claimed
lives in the United Kingdom. Operatives of the EFCC also
downloaded over 80 implicating documents from the
laptops recovered from Olusegun. However, the Commission is making effort to track
down other members of Olusegunâ??s syndicate who are
currently at large. Tunde Wasiu Sodiq, another
undergraduate and member of another syndicate with
close affinity to Olusegunâs gang was also nabbed by
operatives of the EFCC at the Housing Estate. Besides Sodiq, six other members of the syndicate
were equally arrested. They are Badmus Akeem O,
Ajijola Oluwatosin Emmanuel, Adebesin Olalekan, Raji
Resaq O, Ajibola Adeniyi and Adeboye Lamidi. Their arrest was sequel to a petition on their
notorious activities at the Housing Estate. Sodiq (23)
hails from Lagos and claimed to be an undergraduate
of Brandry University, Malaysia. The leader of the syndicate, Badmus Akeem, hails from
Ayetoro, Ogun State and attended Oniwaya High
School, Agege. He claimed to be a traveler who does
odd jobs wherever he travels. Here is what the alleged leader of the syndicate
Badmus Akeem is quoted to have said I decided to
move to Malaysia to further my education while I do
â??Hot jobsâ?? as well. I just got back a week ago before
the festive period and also produce music and manage
artistes.â?? When asked why he chose to live in 1004 at the rate
of N30,000 daily, he responded that it was to avoid
the stress that friends and relations could bring to him
â?? â??I didnâ??t stay on the Mainland in Lagos because of
stress of friends when you just get back from
abroad.â?? Sodiq claimed the Range Rover Sport car which was
recovered from them belonged to his mother. This
raised suspicions as the personalized number plate
bears his nickname T.Wizzleâ. In his statement, he
claimed his mother decided to customize the car plate
number after the name of her first son. The representative of the EFCC confirmed that the
suspects will be arraigned in court soon. In addition to
the vehicles, other items seized include laptops, flash
drives, internet modems and cheque books.
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