By Ezekiel Dontinna
Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has, through its intelligence gathering, discovered a Yahoo Yahoo Academy, named Hustling Kingdom (HK) operating at Agingi, Rukuba Road of Jos-North, Plateau State.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, disclosed this Wednesday, while parading series of suspects with various offends at the Police headquarters Jos, the State capital.
Addressing Journalists at the press briefing, the Commissioner said, “we received a report on October 20, 2024 at about 10:30 am that, one Ateh Anthony Idoko and Daniel Idoko both 23 years who are internet fraudsters (Yahoo-Yahoo), conspired to traffic young boys who have just graduated from Secondary school.
“They secluded residence, locked them up and seized their phones having shown them how to masterfully defraud people via romance scam and other cyber related frauds. They forced them to go into the internet and continue to defraud innocent would-be victims and in the event where they refuse to cooperate, the ring leader would beat them mercilessly with horsewhip.
“Upon receipt of this information, the Divisional Police Officer Rantya Division under my strict directive, immediately mobilized men and swung into action, raided the hideout where Eleven (11) suspects were arrested, including the Two (2) principal suspects”, he disclosed.
Adesina, however, noted that investigations were currently ongoing and they have intensified efforts with a view to arresting the fleeing suspects and would ensured that they faced the full weight of the law.
Also paraded were two suspects, both female, who were arrested for child trafficking of four (4) children rescued by the Police where the Commissioner assured that, the case was under investigation and would be charged to court upon conclusion.
Other suspects paraded included: arrest of suspect for unlawful possession of locally made firearms and recovery of firearm; arrest of suspect for in possession of live ammunition and arrest of suspect for armed robbery and recovery of locally made pistol respectively.
He, therefore, thanked the Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM for the provision of critical operational assets that facilitated the successes the Command recorded throughout this period.
The Commissioner also thanked the citizens of Plateau State for their support and input in the fight against crime and criminality, encouraging them to keep partnering with the Police to ensure a better and more peaceful Plateau State saying, “When you see something, Say something”.
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