A suspected operator of a cybercrime training centre, popularly referred to as a “Yahoo school,” Goodluck Ejimiyare, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by Justice (Prof.) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City.
Ejimiyare was earlier apprehended by troops of the Nigerian Army 4 Brigade Headquarters alongside 17 youths at the facility known as “Hustle Kingdom,” after which he was handed over to the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation.
During interrogation, several of the youths reportedly admitted that they had been recruited by Ejimiyare into the operation, which authorities described as a training ground for internet fraud activities.
The anti-graft agency subsequently arraigned him on March 30, 2026, on an amended one-count charge bordering on conspiracy with one Ebuka Henry Eze, who is currently at large, to commit internet fraud.
The charge stated that Ejimiyare, sometime in 2025, conspired within the court’s jurisdiction to engage in computer-related fraud, an offence contrary to Section 27(b) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2024), and punishable under Section 22(2)(iv) of the same Act.
He pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him, prompting prosecution counsel, Elodi Immaculate, to urge the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.
The matter was initially adjourned to April 20, 2026, for sentencing, after which the court delivered its judgment, sentencing Ejimiyare to five years imprisonment or, alternatively, a fine of N1 million.
In addition to the sentence, the court ordered the forfeiture of his mobile phone and directed that he sign an undertaking committing to good behaviour going forward.
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