Four Nigerian policemen arrested for extorting N20m from ‘Yahoo Boys’ in Bayelsa
The arrested personnel attached to the Nigerian Police Force, Zone 16 Command, were said to have confessed to the fact that two civilian accomplices, one Eyi Matthew Excel and Mayor Goodluck Arab gave them the information that some internet fraudsters had successfully scammed a foreigner of the sum of $58,000.
Based on the rip-off, the accused policemen stormed the residence of the alleged fraudsters, who are indigenes of Bayelsa State but relocated to Nigeria from Ghana where they pulled off the scam, got them arrested and blindfolded to an unknown hotel in Azikoro town, Yenagoa City.

It was further learnt that they threatened to kill the fraudsters with the claim that someone from Ghana accused them of theft.
According to an impeccable source, “They threatened to kill them if they didn’t part with N50 Million. The boys later succumbed and agreed to part with N20 million. They took them to two separate banks where they transferred N7 million and N13 million to the policemen.”

It was later gathered that a friend of the victims who learnt about their ordeal decided to report to the Nigerian Police headquarters through their mobile number advertised in the media which drew the attention of top police officers to the case.

Preliminary investigations, however, revealed that the AIG of zone 16, Benjamin Okolo was reported to have ordered the arrest of the accused persons because their actions were carried out without the approval of their superior officers.
“They were not members of a team. They work at various units but do shady deals together. In the past, they were nearly killed by some Military officers along Agbura road in Ogbia Local Government Area where they mounted an illegal roadblock to extort money from crude oil bunkers,” a source said.

 

It is learnt that the accused police personnel have returned the N2.5 million they each made from the said deal, while Eyi Matthew Excel is reported to have returned his share of the deal but is still at large.
When contacted, the Zonal 16 Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikwo Kelvin, confirmed the incident and said that the said police officers are in police custody and investigation into the matter is ongoing.

Are police officers supposed to be going after yahoo yahoo boys

thats the definition of DOG EAT DOG WORLD!!

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Omoh......dis is nigeria,every body nah criminal..

nah only God go bless falz for dis song.

So true, I followed up the story here in bayelsa, happened @azikoro town.. goodnews street.

dudusky007
So true, I followed up the story here in bayelsa, happened @azikoro town.. goodnews street.

Really?? Can you add more details so we can get the full picture but if you don't have no problem.

In Yoruba language, this is what they called "Olè gbe Olè gba". Semantically, in English translation " what a thief took or carried, it is another thief that will still take it".

Suck

Na this type of soft targets some of these
unscrupulous policemen dey like❗️❗️😕😕😕

What is the offence of the police ? They robbed a robber ... Is that now the status quo? Where are all the properties siezed by Efcc ?

Cooperate yahoo boys extorted #20m from self employed yahoo boys.
yeah I get it now, but why na?

And the two guys involved are popular young politicians

Eyi Matthew Excel ( who is the founder of little miss reliable) and Mayor Goodluck Arab
Who gave the information to the police to go after the supposed Yahoo boys .

I just wonder how they got their hands Involved in all this.

Yahoo police yahooing a Yahoo boy at gunpoint........ 9ja is truly a zooooo

Gbege