Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, has said his administration is ready to tackle the menace of Internet fraud in the state.
The governor, who spoke on Friday at an education town hall meeting in the state, said the Internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys, must be very brilliant to carry out such illegal activities.
He said that the government needs to help the fraudsters redirect their thinking into positive things.
According to him: “I am concerned. Cyber fraud and Yahoo culture are big issues. I am calling on everyone to please send as much information as you can to my office,”
“On Monday, I am going to see the chairman of EFCC. I am not condemning those involved. There must be a reason why that culture has become so prolific in Edo state. We must find the root cause and address them as we did in the days of trafficking.
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“Let’s see how we can correct it because these children must be very brilliant. The kind of things they do, how they hack into other people’s accounts. How do we re-direct that thinking into something more positive?”
