with people, family, loved ones and business partners no matter where they are on the globe. On the other hand, it gives room for ‘internet fraud’ and ‘cyber crimes’ to reach right into our offices, our homes, and into our daily lives.
The so-called ‘yahoo boys’ are not ghosts, they live around us. These same boys grew up with all of us in this same society. They share their scam escapades and proceeds at beer parlours, club houses and social gatherings in the midst of like-minds with no meaningful contributions to this society. Despite several arrests and convictions over this continuous trend, Nigerian youths have continued to ply the trade in droves both at home and abroad.
Simultaneously, there are many young people in government, working in different organs of the government, NGOs and many other state and non-state agencies but sadly those who’ve chosen the fraudulent ways have been propelled in the wrong direction.