The Nasarawa Command of the Nigeria Police says it has succeeded in arresting 10 persons on alleged involvement in Cyber crime popularly known as Yahoo boys, operastate.
The police in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ramhan Nansel, said the suspects numbering 10 persons were arrested during an operation at Angwan Lambu in Keffi.
“On 21/2/2024 at about 2110hrs, acting on credible source about influx of internet fraudsters into Keffi LGA, Police operatives attached to Angwan Lambu Division raided the hideout of the cybercriminals located in GRA, Keffi”.
Some of the items recovered from those arrested are: two (2) Laptops, ten(10) sophisticated mobile phones of different brands, three (3) WIFI routers, criminal charms, black soap, hard drugs (Loud weed and dried leaves suspected to be marijuana), etc”.
“The suspects have confessed to being into internet fraud popularly known as Yahoo Plus and shall be charged to court for prosecution once the investigation is concluded”
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Shehu Nadada has commended the officers for a job well done and urged them to sustain the raids on all criminal hideouts” he said.