{"id":48562,"date":"2021-04-29T17:48:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=48562"},"modified":"2021-04-29T17:48:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:48:23","slug":"flood-of-arrest-how-efcc-arrests-33-yahoo-boys-in-abeokuta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/flood-of-arrest-how-efcc-arrests-33-yahoo-boys-in-abeokuta\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood Of Arrest: How EFCC Arrests 33 Yahoo Boys In Abeokuta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: Okosun Dennis<\/p>\n<p>For dubiously engaging in internet fraud; operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested 33 internet fraud suspects, also known as &#8216;Yahoo-Yahoo Boys\u2019 in Abeokuta, Ogun State.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48564\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210429-WA0029-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The suspects were apprehended at Adigbe, Oloke, Ibara Housing Estate Extension and Idi Ori areas of the Ogun State capital, after an actionable intelligence reports indicated their alleged criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects include Sodiq Kotoye, Lawal Sofiu Temitope, Abiola Gabriel Oladimeji, Olufowobi Adeniyi, Lateef Taiwo, Oyebasi Damilola, Oluwatoyin Awonuga, Akinbode Azeez, Kayode Victor, Sulaimon Abdulahi, Adekona Tolani, Babatunde Rotimi, Oduwole Olatokunbo, Fatai Habeeb, Fashola Pelumi, Obitokun Olugbade, Atewojaye Oluwadamilare, Fawaz Calfos, , Obadina Tobi Godfrey, Eugushi Mumuni, Ehis Hopkins, Kolawole Bankole, Balogun Toheeb.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48565\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210429-WA0033-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48566\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20210429-WA0031-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; 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