Scores of youths suspected to be Yahoo boys on Tuesday morning barricaded the popular Effurun Roundabout and parts of Ughelli town in Delta State in protest of recent raids and arrests by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The youths, who lit bonfires across the road, bore placards with several inscriptions demanding the end of the anti-graft agency.
Some of the inscriptions are “EndEFCC, Nigerian Youths are not your enemies, Being a youth is not a crime among others”.
However, the protesters were later dispersed by security operatives.
The Nation reports the heavy security presence at the Effurun roundabout as of the time of filing the report with burnt tires spotted on the scene.
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In the past few days, EFCC officials had beamed their searchlights on the area, arresting over 90 suspected internet fraudsters at Ughoton and Jeddo communities in Okpe LGA.
Disclosing this on its official tweeter handle, the EFCC said: “Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 95 suspected internet fraudsters in Warri, Delta State.
“They were arrested on Thursday, September 29, 2022, in a sting operation, at Adesa Ughonton and Jedda axis of Warri, Delta State for suspected fraudulent internet-related activities”.
The tweet went on to list the names of the 95 suspects.