Crime & Court

Ibadan: 89 ‘Yahoo-Boys’ Nabbed By EFCC At ‘Club 360’ with Exotic Cars, Laptops, Phones

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, at the weekend, successfully arrested 89 suspected internet fraudsters at the popular Club 360 located on the Akala Expressway, Oluyole Extension in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

According to the acting Head, Media and Publicity and spokesperson of the EFCC, Tony Orilade: “in preparation for the late night operation, officers of the commission had carried out series of discreet surveillance on the nature of activities going on in the nightclub which, according to intelligence, was notorious for harboring suspected internet fraudsters”.

He added that the raid also led to the confiscation of scores of vehicles, laptops, sophisticated phones and other items.

The  suspects  are  undergoing  further interrogation.

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