The Sokoto State command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested 23 alleged Internet fraudsters commonly called ‘Yahoo boys.
The Punch reports that a source said they were rounded up after a raid on Bafarawa Estate in Kalkalawa area of Sokoto metropolis.
According to the source, an Intelligence-driven observation along with intensive close monitoring proved that the young men are living above their means with no genuine source of income.
Which then led operatives of the anti-graft agency to swoop and arrest the suspects while investigations continued.
Those arrested include Joy Ofem, Azeez .o. Naimot, Ibrahim Amadu, Aigbekan Daniel, Adedayo Michael, Imran Mubaraq and Oliyide Habeeblah
Others include Wasiu Lukman Adekunle, Musa Abdulaziz, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Adejoh Nebiu Muhammad, Ibrahim Mubarak, Ahmed Ibrahim Abdullahi, Abdullahi Sanusi Adejoh and Umar Idris, Muhammad Nuhu, Faisal Ahmed, Aliyu Ismail, Elijah Adebayo, Abubakar Bashir, Sakariya Ibrahim, Balogun Abdulayyan as well as Buni Husaini.
Some of the items recovered include a Red Corolla Sport 2009, a White Corolla 2015, 16 different laptops, 1 Generator, 30 mobile phones and 2 MTN Routers.
The suspected yahoo boys will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, the EFCC source said.
