Member of a syndicate of Yahoo boys operating in Lekki, remanded in Kirikiri over Dog Scam
A suspected Internet fraudster a.k.a ‘Yahoo Boy’ was arraigned by EFCC on Thursdya November 23, 2017 over a dog scam.
Etim, 30, who is said to be a member of a syndicate of fraudsters
operating in the Lekki area of Lagos, among other alleged offences,
obtained the sum of $4,000 from a victim in Singapore, after posting a
dog for sale on an online platform.
Investigation also revealed that the suspect, who does not have a
stable job, had several inflows of money into his account, which he
could not satisfactorily account for. The suspect pleaded not guilty
when the charge was read to him.
In view of his pleas, the prosecution counsel, Banjo James, asked
for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the suspect in prison
custody. In his response, counsel to the defence, O.V. Adoro, urged the
court to grant his client bail.
However, the prosecution counsel opposed the bail application.
Consequently, Justice Oyefeso ordered the suspect to be remanded in
Kirikiri Prisons and adjourned the case to February 18, 2018 for hearing
of bail application.
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