How Cyber Fraud Reduced Rate Of Cultism, Crime In Nigeria – Seyi Awolowo

Former BBNaija contestant, Seyi Awolowo has said that the low rate of cultism and other crimes is as a result of cyber fraud in Nigeria.

The reality TV star said that cyber fraudsters who are popularly known as yahoo boys were motivated by politicians who steal from the country.

“This thing is long and deep. I don’t stand for the yahoo-yahoo thing. But do you know that yahoo is the reason we don’t have really high amount of cultism?,” the reality TV star asked.

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“And this is just my perspective ‘cause when I was in university, I was always harassed by cultists. But then the next thing, there was a flow of yahoo and they all just disappeared.

“People that used to slap and want to obtain would now rather give. It is something bad, so overtime we abused it.

“Leaders who are supposed to make us see bad in it are doing worse things, stealing more money, and getting away with it. So yahoo boys are like, ‘if he can steal and get away, why can’t I? And I’m not even stealing from Nigeria’.”

Awolowo said that politicians who looted public funds need to be arrested first before there can be an imminent end to financial crime in Nigeria.

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“I was at the pub and I overheard some people saying their victims were our slave masters. They’re looking for a reason [to justify why they defraud white people] whereas unemployment is the cause,” the 31-year-old added.

“If they have a job, I don’t see any reason why they would want to take another person’s livelihood. I’m not in support of them but if these people did not do yahoo, we will have had so much more armed robberies.

“Kidnapping would’ve been on a different level. Think about it. If you want to hold these boys, start by arresting the older ones (the leaders). When that comes, a ripple effect will take place and the street will clean itself out.”