Suleman Lazarus, London School of Economics and Political Science et Mark Button, University of Portsmouth
Twitter users’ responses suggest that southern Yahoo boys are more criminalised by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission than their northern counterparts. We explain why.
Internet crime has become attractive as a form of ‘hustle’ to many young Nigerians.
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Portraying the world of Yahoo Boys – or internet fraudsters – is a growing trend in Nigerian literature. The novels provide a scathing critique of economic exclusion.
Nigerian artist D’banj’s 2004 song Mobolowowon had the first cyber fraud theme in hip-hop music.
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