Why Internet Fraud by Youth Thrives Despite EFCC Crackdown

A few the Internet fraudsters stopped by EFCC In Sapele, recently

THE rising number of Nigerian youth engaged In THE Advance Costs Fraud popularly known as 'Yahoo Yahoo' East, No doubt, worrying. THE recent Discovery of recruitment And training centers For teenagers In a few rooms of THE country even laid bigger concerns For THE nation. While a lot people blame THE development on failure of the governance, accusing fingers were Also sharp has miscellaneous facilitators WHO help And decrease THE crime, BRIDGE CHIEDU ONOCHIE written.

THE slogan, "school n / A scam" has won importance among Nigerian youth In recent years. He East A statement that decreases THE relevance of official education In THE country And exalted THE get rich quick syndrome. THE band of youth that mouth THE slogan questions THE reasoning behind invest money And time In Western education without any of them hope of to secure remunerative job on graduation.[ad]This mindset, maybe, motivated THE song of A Nigerian rapper, Steve Adeoye, In her track title, Ali, which strong points that he do not take only academic intelligence has TO DO money And live Fortunately. Rendering In both sabir English And Yoruba languages, THE song said: “ Ali go has school but Ali komoiwe. SO, Ali leave THE school. Ali gbaonaile. SO, Ali buy lapi, Ali Hey Yahoo, Ali TO DO money. NOW, Ali dey happy. I wanna be as Ali. »

THE song literary translated has: “ Ali went has school but he was not clever. SO, he abandoned out, bought A laptop, engaged In the Internet fraud, do money And lives Fortunately After. I to want has be as Ali. »

Yahoo Yahoo Or 419 East used has describe those implied In advance costs fraud. THE number was invented Since Section 419 of Nigerian Criminal Coded, which criminalizes THE process of obtaining money Or property by FAKE pretend.

THE section stipulates that: "Any of them person WHO by any of them FAKE pretext, And with intention has defraud, gets Since any of them other person Nothing able of be stolen, Or induced any of them other person has deliver has any of them person Nothing able of be stolen, East guilty of A crime And East responsible has imprisonment terms. »

As THE Company keep on going has lose It is heart moral values And love wealth, THE younger generation by mistake believe that monetary acquisition East THE the indicator For measure success And greatness. A few people Also assigned THE get rich quick mentality adopted by THE youth has THE way of life of a few The politicians And policy desk holders, WHO divert public funds with impunity And go with complete peace of mind.

Records got Since THE Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) noted that on 5,400 youth were stopped For alleged 419 offenses between 2021 And March This year. THE most scary scenario, However, East THE emerging orient yourself among teenagers WHO struggle For space with THE older generation In THE criminal act. Just recently, EFCC announcement THE Discovery of 419 training centers In THE country involving primary school students as GOOD as students of secondary And tertiary establishments. Although THE location of THE centers were not disclosed, THE EFCC chief, Ola Olukoyede, deplored that THE practical was while going on with THE consent of THE minors parents, WHO were do has sign A business Before their children were initiated In THE act.

"We to have What We call THE 419 training schools Or they harvest OUR children Since primary school. When they close Since their regular studies has 2:00 p.m., they END up In a few of these 419 training schools, Or they are indoctrinated. They First of all ask them And their parents has sign A business And they get indoctrinated In cybercriminality as young as they are.

"That East THE reason You see them In 100 And 200 levels piracy And You think they just begin. No. They begin ten has 15 years back. We doesn't take awareness of he. We thought all was GOOD with Nigeria," he explained.[ad]Recently Also, A video went viral of A young boy below 20 years WHO present A brand new vehicle has her parents In A of THE South East States of THE country. Worried by her source of income, THE parents quickly alert security agencies has question their son.

But situations Or parents expose their children implied In crimes are very little, as most parents would be instead shield their children And encourage them as long as THE illegal act East able of lifting THE family out of poverty.

Odinakachi Michael (not real name), WHO East 27 years old And A secondary school give up said: ""School East scam" was invented out of Governments failure has provide quality...