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JUST IN: Suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ shoot EFCC official dead

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In the Onitsha area of Anambra State, suspected Yahoo boys, or online scammers, shot and killed one unnamed Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officer while seriously wounding another.

The officers were reportedly attacked on Friday morning while attempting to arrest a group of suspected hackers.

For the operation, the agents had flown to Anambra from their zonal headquarters in Enugu.

SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, confirmed the event and said that investigations were being conducted.

“Investigation into the sad incident is ongoing. The suspect is in custody, and the firearm has been recovered. Further details shall be communicated, please,” Ikenga said.

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