36-Year-Old ‘Yahoo Boy’ Arrested For $6m Fraud in USA

• A Nigerian fraudster has been arrested and arraigned before a court in the USA.

• The suspect is alleged to have extorted over six million dollars from his victims.

• A court hearing in Canada revealed he specializes in inheritance scams, targeting American senior citizens.

A Nigerian national is currently undergoing trial in the United States of America for fraud.

Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the suspect, identified as Okezie Ogbata, a 36-year-old man defrauded over 400 people.

During the court hearing at a district court in Florida, United States, it was gathered that the suspect specializes in inheritance scams, and had defrauded over 400 elderly women.

Reports from the Department of Justice found the accused guilty, stating that he and his accomplices had been telling series of lies to their victims, “to send money for delivery fees, taxes and other payments to avoid questioning from government authorities.”

They had also told them they have an inheritance in Spain to collect, stating that it was left for them by a family member who had died oversee.

The case was adjourned till April 14, for a second hearing, where Ogbata will be sentenced.

NELFUND Disburses N116.2bn in Student Loans, Gets N58.4bn Budget Approval

NELFUND has disbursed N116.184 billion in student loans to 176,252 beneficiary institutions across the country as of January 1, 2025.

Akintunde Sawyer disclosed that out of the disbursed amount, N37.7 billion was spent on institutional loans.