These are the 67 internet fraudsters (Yahoo Boys) that were picked up in Ibadan in just 3 days of raiding, Thursday, Friday and Monday.
Between last Thursday, Friday and Monday, July 25, 67 internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Boys were arrested during raids on their hideouts in various areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Available information at the website and Twitter handle of the anti graft agency revealed that operatives of the Ibadan zonal command of the commission carried out early morning raids on their hideouts on Thursday, July 21, Friday, July 22 and Monday, July 25, where they arrested the 67 internet fraudsters.
On Thursday, for example, 33 internet fraudsters, including an ex-convict, were arrested at their various hideouts in the Soka area of the city following intelligence reports about their internet crime related activities.
The names of those arrested were given as Okhiria Alex (the ex-convict), Olootu Damilola, Akiwale Israel, Oladele Olatunde, Okeniyi Samuel, Sanya Oyekole, Okon Gideon, Stephen Samuel, Adeshina Opeyemi, Hezekiah Ajadi, Omoke Ogbonnaya, Alex Samuel, Michael Olakunle, Salami Oluwafemi, Udeh Moses, and Monday Samuel.
“Others included Oluchukwu Emmanuel, Ifeanyi Chukwu, Olaleye Olaide, Akintunde Victor, Akintayo Abass, Bada Samuel, Isaac Isaiah, Adeleke Olawale, Enoch Obaloluwa, Afolabi Tomiwa, Chukwudi Emeka, Abiola Oloruntoba, Chukwu Ogbonnaya, Ogbonna Simon, Durodoye Jubril, Durodoye Idris and Olatunbosun Abdulmujeeb.
On Friday, July 22, 13 internet fraudsters were arrested at their hideouts at Airport Road, Alakia and Ologuneru areas of the ancient city following a tip-off received by the operatives of the commission.
The names of those arrested were given as Salami Ayo Wisdom, Afeez Sode Gbolahan, Abdulkadiri Ojo Adams, Awe Olabiyi Omotayo, Adeniyi Auwal Tomiwa, Abudu Olamiotan Sunday, Ayomide Adeniyi Surajudeen.
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Others were Olasunkanmi Quadri Adewale, Oladotun Kunle Tijani, Adekunle Damilare Elijah, Abudu Kayode Donald, Eyinla Temitayo Emmanuel and Adekunle Imole Ayo.
Also on Monday, July 25, twenty one internet fraudsters were arrested in a sting operation at their hideouts at Apete and Ijokodo areas of the city.
The names of those arrested were given as Paul Uche Obinna, Ola Kareem, Dazumi Hammed Adeiza, Olamilekan Gabriel Ahmed, Olowe Nifemi Michael, Osisi Ikenna Nicholas, Dazumi Abdullahi Razak, Adejuyigbe Abayomi Babatunde, Adesokan Afeez Afolabi, Tobiloba Joshua Adejuyi, Dazumi Azeez Jayeola.
Others were Ayegbusi Olamilekan Michael, Mubarak Salaudeen Opeyemi, Ibrahim Muhammed Hassan, Salam Ademola Samson, David Sunday Chukwudi, Kolapo Abdulrazak Seyi, Lawal Adesina Sheriff, Faeji Tobiloba Raphael, Bello Ibrahim Damilola and Abisoye Israel Olamilekan.
Some of them were said to have given useful information to the operatives of the commission while they are expected to be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.
