Yahoo Boys kick against incessant arrest, stage protest in Osun

Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo

Some suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’ on Tuesday staged a protest against incessant arrest by security agencies.

The suspected Yahoo Boys were said to have blocked Osogbo/Ilesa expressway in Osun State.

It was gathered that they stormed the Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat, Ilesa and made a bonfire on the road, thereby halting the free flow of traffic along the busy road.

The protesters, it was learnt, were revolting against their recent arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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

Owing to the road blockage, motorists plying the expressway were stranded while some of the road users sought alternative routes.