- Safiu Kehinde
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, have on Friday bursted a cybercrimes training centre known as ‘yahoo-yahoo Hustle Kingdom’ at Umuahia in Abia State, arresting eight suspected trainees undergoing training and fifteen others.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on the commission’s official X handle following the raid and arrest of the suspects yesterday.
Some of the trainees were reportedly arrested at the training centre located at Doofco Palace building, behind Government College Umuahia, on credible intelligence.
Others were apprehended at Umudike, Ahiaeke, and Umugu, all in Umuahia, Abia State.
As listed in the statement, the arrested trainees include Toona Henry, Tavershima Solomon, Chi James, Ubee Benjamin, Gabriel Ifeanyi, Tindue Godwin, Muhammed Terwase, and Destiny Andrew.
Others are Okezie Almond, Precious Osmond, Kenneth Prospect, Iweobi Augustine, Nedolisa Victor, Kanu Austin, Anolu David, Collins Chinedu, Joshua Nnamdi, Ogechi Chibuzor, Michael Chinonso, Prince Chigozie, Festus Nwogu, Michael Lazarus, and Kingsley Ndubuisi.
Items recovered from them include two cars, 15 laptops and 34 mobile phones,
The EFCC vowed to charge the suspects to court soon.