When they raided the suspected internet fraudsters’ hideouts in Lokoja, commission operatives from the Ilorin Zonal Command Office made the arrest.

It was the second of such operation in the state within the last two months, the Media Unit of the Command stated in a statement.

The Ilorin Zonal Command’s operatives, who work in the states of Kwara, Ekiti, and Kogi, recently in June 2022 arrested 19 suspected fraudsters in Lokoja at various places.

The latest arrest, which was made on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, followed actionable intelligence and hours of surveillance by the anti-graft operatives to smoke the suspected fraudsters out of their hideouts.

Among the suspects are two siblings, Bala Caleb Abdulkarim and Ayuba Bala.

Others are Adebayo Olubunmi, Yusuf Salawu, Victor Yakubu, Victor Udeh, Abutu Francis, Moses Akeji, Aiyegbe ThankGod, and Eniola Adeniji.

Also arrested were Abraham Ayodele, Julius Omowale, Samuel Onojah, Saka Usman Ojo, Isaac Emmanuel, Yusuf Mohammed, Ibrahim Musa, and Omaonu Ojochenemi Victor.

Preliminary investigations showed that the suspects operate as a syndicate to scam unsuspecting victims.

The suspected ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’, who had incriminating items in their possession, including five different brands of exotic cars, phones, and laptops, have volunteered useful statements to the Commission and would be charged to court upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigations, the statement added.