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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in collaboration with the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested 16 cybercrime suspects since the joint operation code-named, Operation Wire Wire, was launched.<\/p>\n

Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the EFCC<\/a>, said this on Friday while hosting the Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in his office in Abuja<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He vowed to identify and bring the suspects to justice, adding that following the onslaught and intensified raids on their hideouts by the EFCC, they relocated to Ghana.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt is very sad. It\u2019s like the era of these 419ners and ‘Yahoo Boys’ is coming back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember we worked with the FBI in Lagos and others. We carried out ‘Operation Wire Wire’. We are re-energizing; we will go out and storm all their hideouts. Most of them have relocated to Ghana because the heat is on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

He pledged the readiness of the commission to sustain the ongoing collaboration with relevant agencies, with a view to curbing the menace of cybercrimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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