"Senior Yahoo-Yahoo": Pundit Demands EFCC Name Corrupt Officials Before Criminalizing Nigerian Students
Public affairs commentator Mahdi Shehu has pushed back sharply against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling out what he described as a sweeping and potentially damaging claim against Nigerian university students. In a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, Shehu criticized EFCC Executive Chairman Olanipekun Olukoyede for alleging that roughly 60 percent of Nigerian university undergraduates are involved in online fraud, commonly known as "Yahoo-Yahoo." He argued the declaration could cause lasting harm to innocent students. "How did the EFCC arrive at this sweeping conclusion?" Shehu asked. He demanded that the anti-graft agency make its methodology public and back the allegation with verifiable data. "They need to publish the result of the research, study or findings," he said. Shehu also called on the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to formally challenge the claim. "NANS must challeng...
