Goodluck Ejimiyare was sentenced to five years in prison for recruiting teenagers into an internet fraud network, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The conviction was secured by the EFCC, which disclosed the outcome in a statement. Ejimiyare was found guilty of luring young boys into a fraudulent scheme commonly referred to as a "yahoo school," where they were trained in cybercrime. The sentencing was carried out by Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Benin City. No further details about the trial, including the number of victims or the duration of the criminal activity, were provided in the statement. The EFCC did not disclose the specific charges or the legal provisions under which the conviction was obtained. Ejimiyare will serve the sentence consecutively or concurrently remains unspecified.
Goodluck Ejimiyare trained teenagers in cybercrime while authorities focused on high-profile fraud cases, leaving youth vulnerable to recruitment. The conviction exposes a gap in early intervention for at-risk minors in Benin City. If the system only reacts after crimes occur, more young people may be drawn into similar networks. The outcome offers no clarity on how many others remain undetected.
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