Fewer than 12 alleged Yahoo guys, or internet fraudsters, have now been detained after they allegedly buried a newborn infant alive in Rivers State.
On Wednesday morning, the suspects were apprehended at the Andoni shoreline in Eagle Island, Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The arrest came as a result of the police and the security team’s efforts, according to Victor Ohaji, chairman of the Port Harcourt Local Government Authority Area Security Watch, who informed media of the tragic incident.
He informed the reporters that they were made aware of the suspects’ illicit activities by a tip-off, and that it was simple to find a shoreline location where a hole had recently been dug and covered.
“When we dug the place, we saw a newborn baby, a bouncing baby boy. Very fine boy that they buried. We called the Situation Officer of Eagle Island and informed him of our discovery so that he could relate to the Divisional Police Officer. The police and neighbourhood watchmen joined us, and we started going around Eagle Island to see if we could find the suspects,” he said.