No justification for fraud

It appears that internet fraud popularly known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ is the new hustle among today’s youths. This serious issue if not addressed seriously will dent and destroy the zeal for innovation in our society. Cyber crime is at its peak in Nigeria.

Unemployment has been the major excuse attributed to the rise of the menace in the society and truly, an idle mind is the devil’s workshop.

Some believe these illegal activities have helped to reduce so many possible crimes in the nation even though it’s a crime on its own. However, there is no act that justifies fraud.

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To an extent, it can be said that the precious time and tools invested in cybercrime can be used to focus more on high paying legitimate businesses online. Regardless of the economic situation, we still have a whole lot of young Nigerians who still hold on to their legitimate hustles.

There is the need for sensitization of youths to understand that their skills and knowledge of the internet can be used in the right ways such as blogging, web designing, software and applications development e.t.c, and the fact that they can utilize their hacking skills and knowledge positively to strengthen Nigeria’s cyber security.

Banjo Taiwo,

Taiwom46@gmail.com