Over the past few years, the yahoo boy phenomenon has taken over Nigeria. Earning money with its help is not a big deal now. The main thing is to know exactly how to do it. All over the world, people earn in this way, and Nigeria is no exception. Such illegal activities, one of which is scamming people out of their money has constantly been frowned upon. Now, popular Nigerian musician, Davido has come under attack on social media over his reaction to the backlash Naira Marley is receiving for justifying ‘Yahoo boys’.



How did this happen though? Over the weekend, Nigerian rapper, Naira Marley, sparked a controversy after he stated that internet fraud aka Yahoo Yahoo, is not a crime. Naira Marley had been schooling his fans via a live video on how Yahoo Boys are making money to flow within the country; the singer also claimed Nigerian politicians were hurdling money but internet fraudsters were the ones dispensing more money into the economy. Following his live video, he took to social media to affirm his claims with a quote: “If you know about slavery, you go know sey Yahoo no be crime.”