Yahoo Boys Have Potentials To Become IT Specialists, Software Guru Urges EFCC For Reform

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A cyber-security specialist, Mr Chidiebere Ihediwa has given his advice to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to start re-orientating arrested educated online fraudsters aka Yahoo Boys to become information technology specialists.

Ihediwa said if the EFCC could make a new move and re-strategise, those Yahoo boys arrested and allowed to languish in detention would turn out to be great assets in the world of technology.

It was during his visit to the award ceremony held at the Police Officers Mess, at GRA Ikeja, Lagos, to honour the software developer, that was where he made the call.

According to Ihediwa Knowledge can be divided into positive and negative explaining that “even if there were many educated young men among the cyber fraudsters, their inherent knowledge was at variance with the ideal positive knowledge needed for societal development.

“Re-directing the knowledge of the Yahoo boys to meaningful ventures will be of great advantage to the nation.”

Also, the government of Edo State has disclosed plans to train repentant internet fraudsters otherwise called ‘yahoo boys’ on advanced Information and Communication Technology as well as other vocational skills in his proposed technology park in the state.

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