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He met the gang that runs the institution after the death of his father, who was the only provider for the family.

Munachi Udochukwu, a 12-year-old child, told detectives how his mother sold their family land so he could attend a Yahoo training facility in Lagos.

Munachi claimed to have lived in Anambra State with his parents before coming to Lagos. But once his father, who was the only provider, passed away, he met the gang that runs the establishment.

He said: “I was woken up one early morning by the news of the sudden de@th of my father who left home for his business place the previous day.

“His de@th shattered my dreams of a promising carrier in future as I was made to drop out of school since the proceed from my mother’s petty trading business was not enough to sustained the family.

“Then, not knowing what to do, my mother approached a friend of hers, for financial support, but rather she introduced my mother to a gang that was recruiting young boys in the East into internet fraud.

“To her, the prospects was good as she believed that in less than one year, her young son would be rich enough to shoulder the burden and that her worries will be over.

“The only thing that stood against the thought of a lavish lifestyle is the money to buy me a laptop, data and some few other items.

“Not wanting to fail again, she quickly, without thinking of the possible dangers ahead, sold the only land that was given to my father by his family to raise the fund,” 

While in custody, he confessed to a group of officers from the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Panti.

Munachi clarified that a few weeks later, he and three other people came in Lagos and were registered at an online training facility where they would learn how to defraud gullible local and international businesspeople.

He continued: “At first, we were shown different romance online sites and how we can capture those seeking s3xual pleasure for a token in dollars.

“We all had different roles to play in the quest to defraud a would-be client. We must perform our part perfectly, failure of which attracts severe beating. You are made to stay without food if the stake is high.

“I have only spent few months before we were arrested by the police. Most of the money we made goes to our teachers. The only thing we were given is food. Those who have graduated gets a fraction of the proceed from a successful deal.”

At a news conference at the command headquarters, Lagos State Commissioner of Police Moshood Jimoh confirmed their arrest and named the facility’s operators as Chibike Iheijika 923) Stanley Iheijika (22), Obiora Oyedibe (26), and Emmanuel Onedibe (25).

On behalf of the command, CP Jimoh provided the names of the trainees as follows: Okorie Henry, Otoh Chisom (20), Okeke Kwufrochukwu (26), Uchenna Obeji (26), Munachi Udochukwu (12) and Chinedu Ukachukwu (23).

Speaking at the conference, Hundeyin revealed that command agents had successfully located and shut down an illicit internet fraud training center in the Iju neighborhood of Lagos known as the “Yahoo School.”

He said that during the operations, ten suspects were taken into custody by the command’s detectives, including four of the infamous school’s yahoo experts.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the principal suspects of the facility recruited the trainees from Anambra State, engaged them to commit internet fraud and other related crimes.

“The proceeds from their fraudulent activities were being confiscated by the principal suspects. All suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba for further discreet investigation and prosecution.

“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the sponsors who financed the trainee’s enrolment in the school, as well as the owner of the facility where the cranial and illegal activities took place,” he added.

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