Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo
By Deborah Nnamdi
Gunmen suspected to be internet fraudsters (popularly called Yahoo Boys) have allegedly shot a collaborator over a disagreement arising from the sharing of N94 million proceeds from an online scam.
The shooting incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at Okhoro Road in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.
We learned that the victim was driving in his Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) when the gunmen who drove in another vehicle accosted him. They ordered him out of his car and shot him at a close range.
The victim described as “Aza Man,” a code-named by internet fraudsters for a person who provides a bank account for receiving proceeds of Internet fraud, ran into trouble after he reneged on an agreement with other members of the syndicate on the sharing formula for the N94 million realized from a scam.
Our source said: “While the Aza man was promised a certain percentage of the amount upon the payment, he refused and instead retained the fund to himself.
“He refused to share with the group.”
The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Edo, SP Moses Yamu confirmed the shooting on Tuesday when contacted.
He noted, however, that an investigation had commenced to arrest the perpetrators.
Yamu added that the victim was undergoing treatment at a medical facility in the state.
