The activities of internet fraudsters popularly known as yahoo in the country is becoming alarming s it is increasing in Nigeria’s satellite towns.
Before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC began clamping down on them, the fraudsters had taken over major cities in the country, boastfully spending and intimidating neighbors with their ill-gotten wealth.
Foreigners have stereotyped Nigerians as fraudsters and put the country on the red list, while innocent citizens have to go through a lot to gain the trust of investors.
But, with many people becoming aware of the tactics of these internet fraudsters, they have now resorted to the more dangerous and more sophisticated Yahoo Plus.
This entails the use of metaphysical powers to compel victims to do their bidding. It requires diabolical rituals such as human sacrifice.
The fast money seekers would also be made to go through bathing with some sort of spiritual soaps, sleeping in coffins, bathing in burial grounds, market squares, acting mad in public places for a while, having sexual intercourse with a mad person, or even eating feces to become rich.
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja city center, the Central Business District, and other places such as Wuse, Garki, Asokoro, and Maitama, had been a safe haven for these diabolical fraudsters.
And a lot of girls have fallen victim to this as most of them are used for ritual, especially by their boyfriends with their bodies dumped in different canals or roadsides, while some others suddenly run mad.
An investigation by reporters shows that these criminals, the majority of whom are youths, are now relocating to satellite towns in the FCT, which they consider safe for their crimes.
One of those incidents of display of arrogance by these boys was when over 40 of them, clad in white garments, stormed Abuja and attempted to breach the security of the popular estates back in February.
The fraudsters came in a convoy of 15 cars, carrying over 40 people, all clad in white around 2:30 a.m.
Security personnel narrated that they became aggressive, as they attempted to forcibly penetrate the estate.
Just recently, over 30 internet fraudsters were arrested and paraded by the EFCC in Abuja.
The Abuja Zonal Command of the EFCC said that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Lugbe and Kubwa suburbs of Abuja, following credible intelligence on their alleged internet fraud activities.
The suspects include: Obazee Destiny, Oloton Kenneth, Emmanuel Patrick, Cobirevwhe Lucky, Wisdom Chinedu Okeke, Emmanuel Obiajulu Okafor, Chime Gabriel, Uchime Gabriel, Usenbor Aghosa Austin, Precious Osayi, Salman Abdullahi, Iseri Ochuko and Okator Emeka
Others are Usehbor Eghosa Auhin, Chime Gabriel Onyebuchi, Amas Randy Ehingiator, Osabee Jerry Olabor, Wisdom Usenbor, Etaga Uyuoma, Perokri Destiny, Chime Stephen, Eneome Daniel, Eneh Chukwuemeka, Kennet Okoduwa, Eze Nwaennezie Samuel, Igbinomwanhia Esosa, Igbinomwanhia Miracle, Olajiar Victor, Ekeainya Confidence, Akpa Anthony Somtochukwu and Abubakar Mohammed.
Items recovered from them include Mercedes Benz, Lexus, and Toyota cars, mobile phones, and laptop computers.
And the anti-graft agency said they wil