EFCC Boss Under Fire for Saying 7 out of 10 Nigerian Students are Yahoo Yahoo
- EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, expressed worry about 'the alarming rate' of Nigerian youths involved in cyber crimes
- Olukoyede said it is worrisome that seven out of 10 students in the country are involved in cyber crimes
- The statement was not well received by the majority of internet users who pounced on the EFCC helmsman
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 6-year-experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide
FCT, Abuja - Many Nigerians on social media have described as unfortunate a recent statement credited to the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olu Olukoyede, where he alleged that most students in tertiary institutions in the country are into fraud.
According to several internet users, the assertion by the EFCC boss was not only general but unsubstantiated.
Source: UGC
'EFCC chair has insulted Nigerian students'
Legit.ng reports that the crime called yahoo yahoo is a term for internet fraudsters.
Check out the reactions of Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) to Olukoyede's assertion below:
@MO_Shaibu_ wrote:
"This is an insult on all Nigerian students by EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. I could list 10 Nigerian students that I know right now, and none of them is an internet fraudster. Maybe he is referring to schools in his hometown because we know the fraudsters in government right now."
@YarKafanchan commented:
"This is dangerous. How did the EFCC Chairman arrive at these figures? Criminalising the majority of Nigerian students is cruel and wicked."
@AbdulMahmud01 said:
"Having stolen their future, they now call them mobsters and internet fraudsters!
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Senate has officially approved the nominations of Olukoyede and Muhammad Hassan Hammajoda as the chairman and secretary of the EFCC respectively.
After thoroughly screening the nominees, the Senate decided to confirm them.
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Legit.ng also reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) commended the appointment of Olukoyode as the EFCC chairman by President Bola Tinubu.
According to a tweet by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday, November 22, Jack Smith, the legal attaché of the American FBI in Nigeria, made the commendation during a recent courtesy visit to the headquarters of the commission.
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