The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set
to go after landlords who rent their houses to internet fraudsters a.k.a. Yahoo
boys.
On Wednesday, the anti-graft agency will host a discussion
on Twitter Spaces to educate citizens.
The commission’s Legal and Prosecution Officers will speak
at the forum, the tenth edition of EFCC Connect.
The topic of the chat, ‘Give your house to Yahoo boys, spend
15 years in jail’, has elicited reactions on social media.
The EFCC had repeatedly warned owners of commercial
properties against making them available to fraudsters.
Earlier in the month, the Abdulrasheed Bawa-led agency met
with hotel owners in Ilorin, the Kwara capital.
Zonal Commander, Michael Nzekwe expressed concern about the
“cold complicity by hospitality entrepreneurs”.
Nzekwe accused some of them of working with suspected
fraudsters by housing them over a long period and making internet facilities
available.
The official stated that such act negates Section 3 of the
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
“The section provides for a prison term of between five and
15 years without option of fine for any person who permits his premises to be used
for any offence under the Act,” he said.
On the argument that hoteliers are business people and
cannot determine who a fraudster is, Nzekwe explained the law doesn’t recognise
the position.
The EFCC told them to always ask their customers for means of
identification and to include their occupation during check-in procedure.
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