Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have rescued a kidnapped yahoo-yahoo apprentice in Abuja.
According to reports, the boy, identified as Destiny Peter, a 17-year-old boy was rescued from an apartment in Mpape, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
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Confirming the incident in a statement released today, July 7, the commission revealed that Peter had contacted the EFCC on its official Twitter handle, @officialEFCC on July 1, 2022, narrating how the internet fraudsters allegedly kidnapped him and intended to use him for rituals.
He was told to send a screenshot of his location to the Commission, using the Google Location App on his Android phone.
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In a series of tweets, Peter wrote:
“Good afternoon sir, I called the EFCC number and lay some complaints about some yahoo boys intending to use me for ritual and he said I should send a screenshot of the location
The house is in Mpape, but don’t know the exact place so check google Maps and save the screenshot.
I’m in the bathroom because I don’t want his boys to know what I’m doing.
My name is Destiny Peter and the place is Mpape. I don’t know the actual place but I used google maps and the people in the house now are his boys. Hold on let me try and do a video, sir”
The commission said that upon receipt of the complaint, the EFCC quickly mobilized a team of detectives to the area for his rescue, and they found him locked up in a room.
The statement reads;
”They rescued him and arrested 16- year-old Aboaba David, 18 –year-old Isaac Johnson, 20- year-old cook, Miracle Moses, a hair stylist, and the leader of the syndicate, 20 –year-old Jamilu Aliyu, popularly known as Jamilu Smith.
During interrogation, Peter said he was threatened by Jamilu Smith, leader of the gang. He further stated that Smith threatened him, that if he was not able to cash out (defraud) people within two weeks, he would be sacrificed for rituals.
Under interrogation, David said Smith was their leader and recruited them to join him in scouting for potential online dating victims for fraud. All other suspects pointed at Smith as their leader. On his part, Smith debunked Peter’s claim that he was kidnapped. He rather said Peter’s brother brought him to him willingly to teach him bitcoin and gift card trading.”
The commission added that all the suspects are in EFCC’s custody for further investigation, and would be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
