{"id":355767,"date":"2025-02-14T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=355767"},"modified":"2025-02-14T08:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T07:00:18","slug":"yahoo-boys-now-involved-in-ritual-killings-banditry-arms-trafficking-efcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/14\/yahoo-boys-now-involved-in-ritual-killings-banditry-arms-trafficking-efcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Yahoo boys now involved in ritual killings, banditry, arms trafficking \u2013 EFCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>This is even as he asserted that the activities of internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys, have expanded and gone outside the scope of cyber fraud and online scams<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/10\/efcc-vows-to-show-no-sympathy-to-corrupt-public-officers\/\">the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,<\/a> has disclosed that Nigeria lost over $500m in one year due to internet fraud and online scams.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Ola Olukoyede, made the disclosure on Thursday when he hosted the management of The PUNCH at the EFCC\u2019s corporate headquarters in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>This is even as he asserted that the activities of internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys, have expanded and gone outside the scope of cyber fraud and online scams.<\/p>\n<p>He said that yahoo boys are now involved in more dangerous crimes, such as kidnapping, ritual killings, and arms trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>He defended and justified the commission\u2019s ongoing crackdown on yahoo boys despite criticisms from some quarters who he claims are oblivious to the gravity of the crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are doing the work. 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