'Yahoo Boy' Kills Colleague Over $3000

Category: Cyber-Crime News

The Imo State Police Command's Spokesman, Mr Henry Okoye has disclosed that a 22-year-old allegedly killed his partner for cheating him out of his share of 3000 Dollars being a proceed of cyber-crime).

According to him, "Following a case of murder that was reported at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID), an analysis by the Command’s Forensic Experts led to the arrest of a 22year old Obinna Ugochukwu ‘m’ who hails from Ikeduru LGA of Imo State.

In the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to stabbing his friend Nwachukwu Stanley ‘m’ who hails from Umuoma in Ikeduru L.G.A of Imo State, with a sharp Knife repeatedly on the upper part of his body when asleep over a misunderstanding that he failed to give him his cut of 3000 dollars they fraudulently gained in cyber-crime deal. The corpse of the victim has been deposited in the morgue for preservation.

The suspect will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.”