200 Yahoo Boys Arrested In October_ _EFCC

(EFCC) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, said it recorded nothing less than 200 arrests of Internet fraud suspects, popularly known as 'Yahoo Boys', in October alone.

The Acting Chairman of the commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, stated this at an interactive session with newsmen on Friday in Abuja. LaurantsTv reports

According to Magu, the biggest catch of the commission was Ismaila Mustapha, a.k.a Mompha, and his Lebanese accomplice, Hamza Koudeih.

He said the suspects, who were "kingpins of an Organised Cyber Syndicate Network (OCSN)", allegedly laundered a total of N33 billion.

Magu said: "Five wristwatches valued at over N60 million were recovered from Mompha at the point of arrest.
LaurantsTv reports