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Court Convicts Yahoo Boiz Over Fraudulent Activities

Two Internet Fraudsters popularly called “Yahoo Yahoo Boiz” have been sentenced to nine months imprisonment.

The convicts were jailed for been in possession of fraudulent documents by a Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos.

The fraudsters, Olugbenga Orekoya and Samson Adeoye were arraigned in a separate charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Mojisola Dada.

According to the anti graft agency, the fraudsters were arrested in different locations in the state with incriminating evidences which show that they bear female name to dupe foreign nationals.

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Orekoya and Adeoye pleaded guilty to a count charge level against them.

Justice Dada however granted the convicts an option of two hundred and fifty thousand naira (N250,000) fine as a substitute to the imprisonment.

The judge also ordered the forfeiture of items recovered from the convicts during their arrest to Federal Government.

The items were Toyota Camry 2018model, Lexus RX 350, iPhone X max, Hp and Apple Laptop, Reuters Modem’s and a gold hand chain.

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Akinlade I. WAHAB is a dedicated journalist and the proprietor of I-WAHAB Media. He embarked on his career at Murhi International TV (MiTV) and subsequently joined Radio Nigeria as a Judicial Correspondent.With a profound interest in legal reporting, he currently holds the positions of Chairman at the National Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC), Ikeja Branch, and Chairman at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Radio Nigeria Chapel.As the owner of I-WAHAB Media, he has successfully established Top Court News, a platform renowned for providing comprehensive coverage of court cases and legal developments, with the aim of promoting transparency within the judicial system.Akinlade's diligent work and unwavering commitment to ethical reporting have earned him immense respect within the Nigerian journalism community.

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