Crime
EFCC arrests 94 suspected yahoo boys, seizes 19 exotic cars at Club Secret Underground in Osogbo [Photos]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] has arrested 94 suspected internet fraudster, popularly known as yahoo boys, at a nightclub in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
According to the antigraft agency, the nightclub – ‘Club Secret Underground’ – is notorious for hosting parties for suspected internet fraudsters.
‘Club Secret Underground’ is located on the Ibadan-Iwo Expressway in Osogbo.
The EFCC’s raid on Monday led to the arrest of 94 suspects. 19 exotic cars, laptops, scores of mobile phones and other items were also confiscated.
The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement said the operation was a followup to an intelligence report that the suspected internet fraudsters were having a party to celebrate their loots.
“A discreet operation on the club had earlier been carried out to ascertain the authenticity of the intelligence.
The confirmation led to the mega raid effected on Monday,” he said.
Uwujaren said the suspects were undergoing further interrogation, adding that those indicted would be charged to court after investigations.
