EFCC Officer Shot Dead, other Injured by Yahoo Boys
Armed internet fraudsters fatally shot an officer after opening fire on a team of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives in Anambra on Friday, January 17th.
According to Peoples Gazette, the officers were on a mission to corner a cluster of suspected cybercriminals, widely known as Yahoo Boys, when they were met with lethal violence on Friday morning, The Gazette learnt.
One officer was shot dead on the spot and another sustained serious injuries and remained hospitalised in critical condition as of Friday night, The Gazette heard.
A spokesman for the EFCC said he would find out about the incident when reached by The Gazette.
The attack came as chairman Ola Olukoyede was recalibrating the agency’s protocol on raiding white-collar criminals. Yahoo Boys were hitherto largely known to be unarmed and, therefore, easily to take into custody.
