Nigeria police raid ‘Yahoo School’ in Lagos, arrest 10 suspects

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Nigeria police raid ‘Yahoo School’ in Lagos, arrest 10 suspects

Lagos State Police Command has uncovered and smashed internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as “Yahoo School”, operating in the Iju area of the state.

This was contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Tuesday in Lagos.

According to Hundeyin, the police arrested four yahoo experts and six trainees.

“During the successful operations, the police detectives apprehended four yahoo experts, of ages 22, 23, 25, and 26, who were running the notorious school.

“The other six suspects, who are between the ages of 12 and 26, are their criminal trainees, all of whom were undergoing training in cybercrime and fraud.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the principal suspects of the facility recruited their trainees from Anambra, engaged them to commit internet fraud and other related crimes,” he said.

The police image maker said all suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba, for further discreet investigation and prosecution.

He further stated that efforts were on to arrest other accomplices.