BREAKING: Tension in Osun as Yahoo Boys protest EFCC raid
There was tension in Osogbo Monday night through Tuesday morning as youths alleged to be internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’ protested invasion by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a video seen by Newsflash Nigeria, the youths were seen shouting and protesting that the operatives of the EFCC raided their Estate and were trying to tow away different exotic cars.
It was gathered that the EFCC operatives carried out a raid within Adetunji Estate around 2am and started conducting house to house arrest of suspected internet fraudsters.
The source also disclosed that over twenty cars were supposedly confiscated and more than thirty-one yahoo boys had been arrested within an hour inside the Estate.
Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, Yemisi Opalola who confirmed the incident, stated that police personnel had been deployed to the scene since midnight.
She also stated that the situation had been brought under control.
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