Police Raid Yahoo School In Lagos, Rescue 12-Year-Old Trainee And Others
The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an illegal internet fraud training facility, referred to as a “Yahoo School,” in the Iju area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Tuesday that four principal suspects were arrested, along with six trainees. Among those trainees was an underaged boy, Minachi Udochukwu. Preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects had recruited the trainees from Anambra State, involved them in internet fraud activities, and confiscated the proceeds from their illicit activities.
The statement read in part, “During the successful operations, the police detectives arrested four Yahoo experts who were running the notorious school, namely Chibuike Ihejika, 23; Stanley Ihejika, 22; Obiora Oyediba, 26; and Emmanuel Oyedibe, 25.
“The other six suspects are their criminal trainees, all of whom were undergoing training in cybercrime and fraud: Okorie Henry, Otoh Chisom, 20; Okeke Kwufrochikwu, 26; Uchenna Obeji, 26; Minachi Udochukwu, 12; and Chinedu Ukachukwu, 23.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the principal suspects of the facility recruited their trainees from Anambra State, engaged them to commit internet fraud and other related crimes.
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