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Breaking: Yahoo Boys Fight Back, Shoot EFCC Officer Dead
By Gideon Ayeni
Tragedy struck in Anambra State on Friday, January 17, 2025, as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) came under heavy attack from suspected internet fraudsters also known as Yahoo Boys during a mission to arrest them.
The EFCC officers, who were dispatched from the Enugu Zonal Command, faced gunfire when they attempted to apprehend the suspects, locally known as Yahoo Boys.
The violent encounter led to the death of an EFCC official, an assistant superintendent who had recently passed a promotional exam. Another operative sustained critical injuries and was rushed to the hospital for emergency care.
Despite the deadly resistance, the operatives managed to arrest one male Yahoo boy suspect whose identity is yet to to be disclosed. It is also unclear whether he has obtained legal representation.
The EFCC and the Anambra State Police are yet to release official statements regarding the incident.
In a related development, GWG.ng reports that the wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu was abducted from her residence in Arepo, Ogun State, by heavily armed kidnappers on Friday.
Eyewitnesses reported that the kidnappers, executing a well-coordinated attack, intercepted the wife of the Ex Police AIG as she was about to enter her compound. Her Lexus SUV was forcibly stopped, and she was dragged out before being whisked away through a swampy area to an unknown location.
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