YAHOO: THE JOURNEY OF DOOM

Internet fraud or cybercrime otherwise known as Yahoo-Yahoo has become the cover-up for all shades of crimes & sudden, unexplained wealth in our society.

People do money rituals - they call it Yahoo
They engage in fraud - they say it's Yahoo
Drug & human trafficking - they hide under Yahoo
They empty people's bank accounts - its Yahoo
They kidnap for ransom - they say it's Yahoo
Indulge in armed robbery - they tag it Yahoo

When the Yahoo menace started some years back, the whole society embraced it with open arms. Everyone applauded & enabled it through various means, because none of us was at the receiving end.

Mu-sick-cians & entertainers promoted & supported it. Religious clerics aided it with charms & prayers. Bad governance, corruption, unemployment & poverty escalated it.

Parents encouraged their kids to join, taking them to clerics for charms & spiritual support. And their mothers got overly proud of their children's crimes to the point that they formed the "Yahoo Boys Mothers Association".

Kids bring their ill-gotten wealth home, buy cars, build houses for their parents & the parents pat them on their backs, urging them to do more.

Social media became the ground for fraudsters to show off their extravagant lifestyles, luxurious cars & stupendous wealth. This earned them millions of fans/followers across their various platforms.

People's regard for education, hardwork & legitimate means of livelihood consequently reached an all-time low. The love of money & the desperation to make it by all means skyrocketed to unprecedented heights in our society.

"In this life, just make money", "if u no get money hide ur face" became the mantra in our homes, on the streets, our songs, social media & on every tongue.

And today, children (as young as age 14) & adults in multitudes have continued to throng into all forms of heinous crimes for money, including heartless killings & the use of human parts for rituals. All these under the guise of Yahoo.

The scripture said, "the love of money is the root of all evil", but humans said, "NO! money makes the world go round". And now our world is spinning out of control & everyone is feigning shock & ignorance - asking "how did we get to this level of evil?"

The chickens have come home to roost & the society is helpless about it. Everyone is asking, "how did we get here?" Needless to say, the entire society is culpable, from the government, to the clerics, the parents, children & the citizenry. Everyone failed in their responsibilities.

The journey from Yahoo to doom had already gone far, how do we retrace our steps back to when the love of humanity mattered most? - And not the love of money & material things.