Ogun: Two guns recovered from ‘Yahoo Boys’ as EFCC arrests 55 of them in hotel

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has listed two locally made guns among items recovered from 55 suspected internet fraudsters arrested at K Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro area of Ogun State on Wednesday

The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of EFC in a sting operation following credible and actionable intelligence regarding their fraudulent internet activities, the anti-graft agency said in a statement on Thursday by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale.

The suspects are Ogunniyi Oluwaseun, Babalola Ibrahim, Dada Qowiyu, Kunle Ajayi, Rufai Suleman, Babajide Shedrack, Oloyede Toheeb, Monday Joseph, Akinbode Babatunde, Oyedipe Micheal, Adekunle Jeremiah, Mustapha Muyideen, Mike Opeyemi, Bale Abayomi, Odukoya Samuel, Joseph Oyegunle, Bakole Abayomi, Babalola Micheal, Tajudeen Adeyemi, Ogunsola Habeeb, Amao Samson, Amuleya Matthew, Aroleyun Ifeoluwa, Babalola Ayomide, Popoola Oluwaloseyin, Mayowa Fasola, Muhammed Bahil, Asiru Qoyim and Babatunde Qudus.

EFCC lists two guns among items recovered from 55 suspected internet fraudsters arrested at K Hotel in Itori, Ewekoro area of Ogun State

The suspected internet fraudsters

Others are: Akande Ibrahim, Ojerinola Tumininu, Adedokun Hassan, Ogundele David, Opakunle Ayomide, Adeniyi Isreal, Yusuf Sikiru, Jimoh Olamilekan, Tosin Abiodun, Bamiduro Afeez, Lamina Usman, Bakare Farouq, Ilori Michael, Segun Titiloye, Anifowose Musa, Idowu Peter, Laisi Ibrahim, Olaofe Emmanuel, Akeem Obabunmi, Afolabi Micheal, Afolabi Idris, Bamidele Ibrahim, Godwin Joshua, Adeeko Ayoola, Owoeye Kolawole and Mutiu Olude.

EFCC list other items recovered from the suspects include six exotic cars, one motorcycle, many mobile phones and laptops, incriminating documents, eighty-nine unclaimed phones among others.

“They have given useful information to the Commission and will be charged to court soon,” EFCC said.