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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Some suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as \u2018Yahoo Boys\u2019, on Tuesday protested their incessant arrest by the security agencies.<\/p>\n

They blocked Osogbo\/Ilesa expressway in the State.<\/p>\n

They were said to have stormed the Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat, Ilesa and made bonfire on the road, therefore halting the free flow of traffic along the busy road.<\/p>\n

The bonfire was made exactly at the entrance of the Ilesa Council office.<\/p>\n

The protesters, DAILY POST learnt, were protesting their recent arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).<\/p>\n

They alleged that the EFCC officials recently stormed the hotel they lodged in and arrested some of their colleagues.<\/p>\n

It was gathered that owing to the road blockage, motorists plying the expressway were said to have been stranded.<\/p>\n

Some of the road users, who know the terrain, had made u-turn for other routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Some suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as \u2018Yahoo Boys\u2019, on Tuesday protested their incessant arrest by the security agencies. They blocked Osogbo\/Ilesa expressway in the State. 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