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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Abia.<\/p>\n

The agency\u2019s operatives stormed the suspected fraudsters\u2019 hideout at World Bank Housing Estate in Umuahia, the state capital.<\/p>\n

The suspects are Onwuka John Urum, Nwigwe Favour Uzochukwu, Marvelous Igwe Chikaodiri, Egbulef Promise, Okolo Christopher, Okoye Kosiso Chukwu, Uzor Kingsley Nzube, Okafor Jeremiah Onyedikachi, Okoji Franklin Akachukwu, Emmanuel Chibuike, Okechukwu Oko, Miracle Chubueze, Sunday Eze Goodnews, Nwache Justice, Azubuike Chikwado.<\/p>\n

The rest include Obioma Prince Chinomso, Nwazo Collins Ugochukwu, Ogugu Chukwu Ebuka, Chinaka Macdonald, Ebere Uchenna and Okechukwu Emeka Michael.<\/p>\n

Vehicles, Lexus ES350 with reg: KWL-3398-BP; Mercedes Benz with reg: ABC-677-EH; Toyota Camry with reg: SMK-507-GZ; Lexus ES350 with reg: EKE-136-AE, were recovered.<\/p>\n

Different brands of laptops and mobile phones were also found in their possession.<\/p>\n

EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren said they will be charged to court after further investigations are concluded.<\/p>\n

EFCC busts 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Bayelsa, Rivers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Abia. The agency\u2019s operatives stormed the suspected fraudsters\u2019 hideout at World Bank Housing Estate in Umuahia, the state capital. The suspects are Onwuka John Urum, Nwigwe Favour Uzochukwu, Marvelous Igwe Chikaodiri, Egbulef Promise, Okolo Christopher, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":51014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30,28,26],"tags":[1208,1570,2140,68,254],"class_list":["post-51015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-homepage-english","category-twitter","tag-abia","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-efcc","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"\nEFCC busts 21 \u2018Yahoo boys\u2019 in Abia sting operation - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Ab ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EFCC busts 21 \u2018Yahoo boys\u2019 in Abia sting operation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 21 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Ab ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-30T17:46:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/img-6155e736c9e16.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"EFCC busts 21 \u2018Yahoo boys\u2019 in Abia sting operation\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-30T17:46:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation\"},\"wordCount\":172,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/img-6155e736c9e16.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Abia\",\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Nigeria\",\"EFCC\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\",\"homepage-english\",\"twitter\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/efcc-busts-21-yahoo-boys-in-abia-sting-operation\",\"name\":\"EFCC busts 21 \u2018Yahoo boys\u2019 in Abia sting operation - 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