NSCDC Apprehend ‘Yahoo Boy’ Who Attempted To Murder Hookup Girl In Abuja
A 30-year-old internet fraudster, known as “Yahoo Boy,” who was apprehended while attempting to rob and possibly kill a hookup girl at an Abuja hotel, has confessed to luring and robbing four other victims he met through dating sites before being caught by a team from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The suspect, Joseph Efe, who hails from Edo and Ondo States, was arrested at Top View Hotel in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, as he attempted to flee after allegedly leaving his victim tied up in the hotel room.
FCT Commandant of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, who paraded the suspect, noted that Efe was apprehended following the officers’ keen observation.
Odumosu said, “When he came out of the hotel premises allegedly to meet his accomplice, our officers noticed something was off and stopped him. He tried to escape, but we pursued and apprehended him, and on returning to the hotel, we found a young woman, Olivia Ijeoma Chukwuemeka, bound and gagged”.
According to the Commandant, Efe used to target women through dating platforms like Badoo, Tinder, and Insta Love, luring them to hotels with the intention of robbing them.
He met the suspect met his latest victim, Olivia Ijeoma Chukwuemeka on a dating site – “Coded Runs” before luring her into the said hotel.
Odumosu revealed that after conducting thorough investigation, it was revealed that Efe had arrived in Abuja from Lagos on Tuesday, September 17, and had already victimized another woman at a different hotel, FAB, by Top Rank Hotel, adjacent Old Federal Secretariat, Area 1, where he managed to escape due to inadequate security.
Sadly, rather than retreat upon his escape, the adamant suspect then proceeded to Top View Hotel, checked in by 2:30am on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, where he invited his latest victim with a promise to pay her a N100,000, and she arrived at 9am
Odumosu who urged hotel owners to prioritize the safety of their guests and to be vigilant against criminal activities occurring on their premises, emphasized that the NSCDC operates with professionalism and does not condone the release of unverified information to the media.
He further explained that the video circulating on social media regarding the incident was not recorded or released by his team in compliance with the ethics of the profession.
“We are committed to performing our duties with diligence before taking any necessary steps to prosecute or transfer a suspect to the appropriate agency,” he stated.
According to him, the incident serves as a stark reminder of the dangers associated with online dating, highlighting the importance of caution and awareness among users.
The victim, a beautician from Enugu, shared her harrowing experience, stating, “He used my clothes, a cellotape and a pillowcase to tie me up and threatened to kill me with a poisonous injection if I didn’t comply.”
She narrated how the Yahoo boy confiscated her Android phone and demanded access to her Opay mobile banking app. “He was contemplating what to do next when, thankfully, I was rescued.”
In a separate case, the Commandant also presented another suspect, Usman Ibrahim, who was arrested for vandalizing armored cables from a transformer at the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission’s Nuclear Technology Centre in Sheda Village, Abuja.
