At least 150 youths accused of internet fraud, known as ‘yahoo yahoo’ in local parlance, have been arrested at the Army Estate in Effurun, Delta state.
The suspects were said to have been arrested by operatives of the 3 Battalion of the Nigerian Army and handed over to the police.
The arrest was said to have been made on Saturday, at Hustle Kingdom school, a cyber-criminal training network, following intelligence reports.
The operatives were said to have arrested 90 of the suspects on Saturday morning, while the remaining 60 — including the owner of the school — were arrested in the evening.
The suspects were reported to have used the army estate, a highbrow residence for retired military officers and civilians, as a cover to perpetrate the crime.
The Delta State Police Command spokesperson, Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest, noting that the suspects will be paraded.
“It’s confirmed. I will parade them when I get to Asaba,” Edafe said.
