EFCC arrests 5 suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ at Ilorin Airport

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal office said it has arrested 5 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo-Yahoo Boys.

The commission made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday, stating that the suspects, who were students, were arrested at the International Airport, Ilorin for offences bordering on cybercrime.

Four of the arrested suspects are students of Kwara State University, KWASU, Malete, while the fifth suspect is a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.

The suspects are Oladosu Olakunmi Olamilekan, Olaoye Jamiu Olarewaju, Alimi Abiodun, Toheed Muritala and Afolabi Kamaldeen.

The arrest was sequel to intelligence obtained by the Commission about the arrival of the suspects who flew into Ilorin from Lagos on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Upon arrest, items recovered from them include a Mercedes Benz C300, mobile phones and a laptop computer.

The suspects have volunteered useful statements to the Commission and will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations are concluded.