Suspected Yahoo Boys Protest Incessant Arrest by EFCC In Osun

Some youths in Ilesha, Osun state suspected to be an internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’ have protested their incessant arrest by men of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

The suspected Yahoo Boys carrying placard with various inscriptions blocked Osogbo/Ilesa expressway and also set a bonfire at the entrance of Ilesha west local government secretariat.

The protest later spread to other part of the town with the youths setting bonfire on roads including Irojo, Ilesha round about and Ayeso area of the town.

Many of the stranded commuters had to take alternative roads to their various destinations

According to one of the protesters who spoke with Adaba FM they were protesting their recent arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

He alleged that the EFCC officials recently stormed the hotel they lodged in and arrested some of their colleagues.

The protesters vowed to take the protest to Osogbo, the state capital.