Police disown suspected yahoo boys list, say its fake
The Ogun State Police Command has disassociated itself from a purported compiled list of suspected internet fraudsters, known as yahoo boys, said to be in circulation in the social media across the globe.
Penpushing reports that, the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi made the clarification in a statement on Sunday, adding that, the said list did not emanate from the police, but plot by the authors to extort and turn those mentioned on the list to prey they can feed on
‘The attention of Ogun State Police Command has been drawn to a purported compiled list of suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, circulating on social media and alleged to have emanated from the Ogun state police command’, he wrote.
‘The command would have ignored the said list, but for the fact that some extortionists may use it as an opportunity to turn those on the list to easy prey, hence the need to alert the public that the list did not emanate from the command”, Oyeyemi said.
The police spokesman further explained that, the command has no Assistant Commissioner of Police with the name Yahaya Wakilu who allegedly signed the fake statement, stressing that in same vein, no Assistant Commissioner of Police will use red pen to sign any document, also pointing out that fake police letter head was used to carry out the illegal act
“To start with, the command has no Assistant Commissioner of police with name Yahaya Wakilu who signed the said list. It is also worth of note that no Assistant Commissioner of Police serving under a Deputy Commissioner of police will use red pen to sign any document’.
‘Also, the phone number on the fake police letterhead used to compile the list is that of a retired Commissioner of Police, who was one time, the DC Operations in the Command’, Oyeyemi explained.
“The command is hereby appeals to members of the public to disregard the said list as the command has nothing to do with it, it is nothing but a fake news. The command will continue to work with other relevant agencies to wage war against crimes and criminality in order to make the Gateway State a better place to live for all’, he added
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