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14 fraudsters arrested in Benue ‘Yahoo Academy’

On Wednesday, members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Makurdi Zonal Command detained 14 alleged internet fraudsters at a training center in Makurdi, Benue State.

According to a statement issued by the Commission on Thursday, agents acting on intelligence apprehended the suspects in a three-bedroom apartment on Achusa Road in Makurdi that was allegedly used as a training center for online fraud trainees.

The suspects have been named as Asongu Terungwa, Aese Sonter, Nyoosu Terungwa, John Kator, Udi Micheal Aodona, Terungu Mnyam, Iorwuese Terhide, Ule Francis, Imoter Gloor Emmanuel, and Samuel Lubem.

Others are Wergba Tertamge, Erukaa Ephraim, Agenale Franklin, and Abechi Toryila.

Laptops, ATM cards, phones, one Firman generator, and a Toyota Corolla were among the items recovered.

The suspects will be charged in court as soon as the investigations are completed.

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