Nigeria, April 22 -- The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of a man, Goodluck Ejimiyare, for recruiting young boys into an internet fraud training network popularly known as a "Yahoo school."

Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Benin City, Edo State, handed down the conviction on Monday.

Mr Ejimiyare was first arraigned on 30 March on an amended one-count charge of conspiracy to commit internet fraud with one Ebuka Eze, who the EFCC says is currently at large.

According to the charge, the defendant conspired in 2025 to commit computer-related fraud, an offence contrary to Section 27(b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act, 2015 as amend...