EVENINGNEWSLETTER
We’re
yet to verify identities of suspected ‘yahoo boys’ – MAPOLY
Published September
5, 2017
Samuel
Awoyinfa, Abeokuta
The authorities
of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, have said that they are still
surfing their portal to determine whether the seven suspected ‘yahoo boys’
arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are students of the
institution or not.
The EFCC Lagos
Zonal Office had reportedly arrested the suspects who were National Diploma
students for alleged offences bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under
false pretences and possession of forged documents.
The suspects
were- Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, Somotun
Sodiq, Tajudeen Hafeez Bolaji and Kareem Olaseni.
Speaking on
behalf of the school’s authorities, the Public Relations Officer, Sulaiman
Adebiyi, said the institution had received the news and painstaking work had
started to verify the identities of the suspects linked to MAPOLY.
He said as soon
as that had been concluded, a statement would be issued to state the position
of the institution on the matter.
He said, “The
news of the alleged seven students who were involved in some fraudulent
activities has been brought to us.
“But since their
names have been listed we have to be painstaking to ascertain through the
institution’s portal system that they are our students or not.
“As soon as we
confirm that they are our students or otherwise, we shall issue a statement.”
Others arrested
alongside the seven suspects were Iyun Ifeoluwa, Odusanwo Ibrahim,
Obanijesu Opeyemi Soneye, Azeez Olayinka, Babatunde Ajala, Ojejimi Ademola,
Aderowunmi Ayomide and Oluokun Oluwaseun.
They were said
to have been arrested within Abeokuta and its environs on August 17, 2017,
following a petition received by the anti-graft agency about their activities.
They were said
to living flamboyantly and alleged to be involved in internet scam, forgery of
financial instruments and lottery scam.
Items allegedly
recovered from them by EFCC operatives include laptops and forged documents.
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