The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has clarified that a recently convicted internet fraudster, (Yahoo boy) identified as Victor Oche Odeh, is not seven years old as reported by the media.
The EFCC in a statement through its official Twitter account on Monday, December 18 insisted that the convict is 19 years old.
According to the anti-graft agency, Odeh was convicted by Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on July 21, 2023.
It said in the statement that its attention has been drawn to “false narratives being bandied about in some section of the social media that the convict is seven years old”.
The Commission explained that Odeh was among five undergraduates convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment each, after pleading guilty to a one-count separate charge bordering on internet fraud.
“Odeh, 19, was among five undergraduates convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment each, after pleading guilty to a one-count separate charge bordering on internet fraud.
In a Press Release of the EFCC, dated July 11, 2023, the ages of all the convicts, including Odeh’s, were not stated. For the purpose of clarity, Odeh is 19 years old. All the false narratives being bandied about in some section of the social media that he is seven years old should be ignored. The EFCC did not “parade” the convict, and is not a court of law that rightfully convicted him.
Facts are sacred. Information about the offence, prosecution, conviction and sentence of Odeh is on all social media platforms of the EFCC. The public is enjoined to ignore any hoopla connected to his conviction..” it wrote.
