Tag: Internet Fraudsters
Ekpoma under siege: The shocking details of EFCC’s raid
According to him, the individuals have provided useful statements to investigators and will be charged to court upon the conclusion…
Yahoo Boys in hot water as EFCC drags 16 to Court
One of the suspects, Samuel Obi Chidera, was charged with laundering $3,000, while Okonkwo Nonso Chijioke was accused of handling…
EFCC smashes ‘Yahoo Academy,’ arrests 25 in Benin cybercrime bust
EFCC's spokesman, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Friday said acting on this intelligence, operatives moved swiftly to apprehend the…
EFCC arrests 7 internet fraudsters in Benin city
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 arrested…
Luxury cars, gadgets seized as EFCC busts 23 suspects in Ibadan
The EFCC disclosed that the arrest was part of its ongoing efforts to rid the country of cybercrime and protect…
Court jails 13 internet fraudsters in Benin City
The convicts’ journey to the Correctional Centre began following their arrest by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the…
EFCC Arrests 36 Yahoo boys in Onitsha
The suspects were arrested on October 11, 2024 following actionable intelligence linking them with suspected online criminal activities.
EFCC storms Ebonyi, Anambra, arrests 44 in massive fraud sting
The suspects employed cunning tactics, including fake identities, to lure foreign nationals into romantic scams, while others possessed fraudulent documents…
39 internet fraudsters jailed in Abakaliki
.The Justices also ordered that their mobile phones be auctioned by the Deputy Court Registrar of the court and proceeds…
EFCC swoops on Port Harcourt, arrests 33 in major internet fraud crackdown
The arrests occurred during a sting operation in the Iwofe and Ogboro areas of Port Harcourt, following credible intelligence linking…
Absence of materials, voter apathy mar Abia LG polls
At Umuahia South, Osisioma, Aba North and Aba South LGAs, neither the electoral materials nor election officials were seen at…
Three jailed after pleading guilty to internet fraud in Calabar
They were arraigned before Justice Rosemary Ojukwu of the Federal High Court Calabar by the Uyo Command of EFCC on…
Abayomi, Godspower jailed for internet fraud in Lagos
They were arraigned on June 28, 2024 on separate charges bordering on internet fraud, contrary to and punishable under Section…
We arrested 117 suspected internet fraudsters at Regional Hotel- EFCC
However, the sting operation by EFCC at Regional Hotel had come under criticisms after video emerged of the operatives of…
EFCC busts record 127 internet fraudsters during ‘Yahoo Party’ in Ondo
Oyewale said the alleged internet fraudsters were arrested in an early morning sting operation at a “Yahoo Party” held simultaneously…