In the month of October, 2018, a young man with dreadlocks who claimed to be abroad raised an alarm about internet fraudsters doing rituals with the panties of ladies to spiritually empower them to enjoy easy windfalls from scams.'

According to him, the panties were sold at the black market from the price range of N200,000 to N350,000 depending on how much residues/body fluids they contained. Only a few people took him serious. Netizens laughed about it in the comment section of the Instagram page. A few days later, the man's revelation started gaining traction in the media. Reports of people stealing panties from washing lines started emerging with confessions made by culprits mostly in the face of jungle justice.

In December, the panties of a popular American video vixen and model, Symba and that of her friend were reportedly stolen at the Villa Thirty Three Hotel in Lekki, Lagos State by one of the hotel cleaners. She raised the alarm on social media and immediately, the ladies got the message that the desperate hunt for their panties was real.

The internet fraudsters who are majorly young men were fingered in the diabolic act of wicked ritualism. According to reports, the implication of this is that the victim whose panties were used for rituals might fall sick, die mysteriously, run mad or be bewitched with ill-luck till her last day on earth.
The situation seems worse in Delta State with gunmen allegedly robbing women of their underwear.

But how true are these stories? Hope they are not one of these periodic social media hoaxes that are click baits set by bloggers and online journalists hungry for traffic?


Nigeria’s social media space and its penchant for fake news

Nigerians have an unimpressive record of wilfully spreading fake and odd news. A section of the country once spread rumours that there was a sinister plan by the ruling All Progressives Congress to islamize Nigeria and turn it into a country like Turkey. You can also remember how rumours emanated from the South-East geo-political zone in 2017 that the Nigerian Army was using a medical exercise to inject poison/monkeypox virus into the people to depopulate the South-East against the 2019 general election.

We have also heard unfounded claims of people picking monies on the ground and turning into yam tubers or other objects which are easily stashed away but the culprits who planted it. What about the issue of 'killer phone number or phone call'? A strange number calls your line and immediately you respond to the call, you start to vomit blood and die. Another close one that was popular in Ibadan where this reporter grew up is 'manhood theft'. A stranger will accost you in public space to ask for direction and the next minute after your response, your manhood shrinks.

Just of late, people believe there are piggy banks (kolo) that are laced with juju. The money saved in them will gradually disappear without your knowledge. All these and many more are spread from mouth to mouth and on social media with people taking it hook line and sinker without any empirical evidence. But the moment you try to verify the report, the proponents feel uneasy due to lack of substance and begin to retrace their steps.

As the story of a lady who vomited naira notes at the Effurun market area of Uvwie local government area of Warri, Delta State after her pant was allegedly stolen at her residence few weeks ago pervaded the internet space, fear gripped female folks especially the ones who discreetly sell their bodies on the internet. Wearing panties to the house of a man you don’t trust has become a high risk. People became vigilant about the young men with unsubstantiated sources of wealth in their neighbourhoods also called the ‘Benz or Nothing Boys’ on social media due to their affinity with exotic Mercedes Benz automobiles.


Using the panties of ladies isn’t part of our line of trade – Yahoo Boys

As this reporter enjoyed the ambience of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on his way back to his home-city for the Yuletide, he thought about the panties rituals and was determined to get to the root of the issue due to the fact that most of the journalists who have worked on the stories lack optimism in their reportage.

Yahoo Boys are not ghosts, they live around us. We grew up with some of them. They share their scam escapades and proceeds at beer parlours, club houses and social gatherings in the midst of like-minds. They are very approachable as long as you are not a security operative and the principle of confidentiality is assured. I got a couple of phone numbers and started to set up interviews with them on the craze of panties being used for black magic. It was a very herculean task but funny enough the Yahoo Boys I spoke with were willing to talk. I even got referrals to other fraudsters for necessary information.

To my greatest shock, the several seemingly established ‘hustlers’ as they call themselves claimed to have heard the rumours on social media. Most of them admitted that internet fraud had taken a spiritual dimension a long time ago but the issue of panties being used at the detriment of the owner was out of place.

“Your questions are very funny; I haven’t heard such news of the pant ritual on the street (among friends). just like you, I read it online. I know boys do juju so that their magas (victims) could pay big cash on time but the reported fate of the victims is synonymous to pure blood money” a suspected scammer of South-east descent who spoke under the condition of anonymity told this reporter.

Not satisfied, the reporter was able to set up a meeting with another young man in his early thirties who is in the illicit business. He paraded one of the latest iPhones, Apple laptop, jewelleries. He spoke to this reporter with a wrap of weed on one hand, a mixture of unknown alcoholic substance on the other with mostly ladies constantly interrupting the brief interview with phone calls. After being assured of his safety a second time, he slowly started singing like a bird.

“I can boldly tell you that most of the guys out there are pure ritualists and not Yahoo Boys. They know nothing about this work. My old friend who has no email address bought a Maserati car worth N60 million. I don’t know if you know the car....he is based in South Africa. I have asked him to give me tips for work but his brain is empty. People close to him have told me that he only uses his laptop for Facebook. I suspect pure blood money as he isn’t doing drugs. He comes to Nigeria periodically maybe to renew his jazz (hoodoo). People will think such a guy is doing Yahoo but I doubt bro. That’s the problem we are dealing with” he said.

When probed further about the infusion of black magic with internet scam, he admitted that voodoo plays a huge role in the criminal industry.

“I nor fit lie you, juju dey and people dey use am wella. Most of these herbalists have a book of spells and they can make such charms to jinx white people. The problem is that most of them are fake. I have done some in the past but they never worked for me. I still believe in pure hard work and I know very successful guys in Lagos who own properties here and there doing fraud without juju” he added.

He further explained that some herbalists use human skulls recovered from burial grounds, tongues of human beings, breasts and other parts to make potions. According to his account, these materials are grinded into power to make soaps, drinks or food for the scammer and a procedure is followed to bring good luck. He accused the “Benz Boy” of indulging in that level of fraud to cater for their flamboyant lifestyles.

This reporter also spoke with another very wealthy young man, an Osun State native in his mid thirties who shuttles between Nigeria and Malaysia. He is happily married with two kids. He owns several cars, landed properties and businesses used as fronts for fraud. He abruptly denied having any knowledge of the panties ritual.

“Internet scam has been around in Nigeria for almost two decades now and the issue of panties of women being used for money never came up until recently. What is so special about the panties of ladies? I’m in touch with guys and I have never met or heard of one using the panties of ladies to attract goodwill. That’s pure blood money and my mind tells me the politicians might be involved. This is an election season and desperate politicians need spiritual powers to play dirty politics” he alleged.

This reporter came close to making a breakthrough in meeting two victims of the panties wizardry when he spoke with one partly uncooperative hustler around the Ologuneru area of Ibadan who initially insulted the reporter. On being quizzed on the issue, he mocked the journalist during the telephone interview.

“Guy you dey mad oh!, which kain question be this one na? Who tell you say I dey press?” he asked amid laughter.

When the journalist explained the objective of the investigation to him and how he had spoken with his colleagues with much progress made, he toned down his utterances.

“I have never seen any guy using the pants of ladies. Apart from what we read on Instablog (Nigeria’s popular microblog on Instagram), no one has ever informed me that it’s the new method of making cash or that someone he knows is involved. The reports are very strange to us. Most of the guys doing such are into blood money and not Yahoo Yahoo. I can assure you. Thats all I know” he said.

He later called this reporter to tell him about two ladies whose panties were reportedly used for rituals. According to the rumours he heard, the young ladies slept with the big boys for money and ended up in the hands of the ritualists. He was told the ladies started falling sick later on with their bodies shrinking and oozing a foul smell. All efforts to speak with the purported victims failed as people contacted had uneasily feelings about the reportage.


Youths now follow Ifa (West African religion and system of divination) for financial benefits

The reporter also met a 25-year old alumnus of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. The school is famed for housing some of the most notorious fraudsters in the South-western part of the country. Segun Quadri (not real name) drives a Lexus 350 jeep; he has built his own house and has invested in fish farming. He has a start-up that sells fish feed on a large-scale. He looks so innocent and no one would ever suspect he is into to internet fraud. He also claimed ignorance about the panties voodoo.

“I don’t believe any Yahoo Boy is using the panties of any woman. It’s all fake news. Most of the stories are hard to prove. The major problem is that most people are now into money-making rituals. That is not internet fraud. There are some rituals that you will do to prosper whatever you lay your hands on. On the conclusion of the spiritual exercise, the native doctor asks you to go start any business. Even if it means selling ordinary slippers, you will become rich and famous from that cheap venture” Segun narrated as he swung his car keys in the air as if he was coordinating a group of choristers in a church.

“People in Lagos are now ‘doing Ifa’, the process is very deep and hard to explain. It’s like joining a secret cult. When you do, worshiping Ifa becomes your second religion. It doesn’t disturb the first one. It’s like joining the illuminati. You just have to admit that you now have a second god in your life” he added.

His narration reminded the reporter of one popular and super rich suspected internet fraudster named Femi at the Jericho area of Ibadan of Ibadan who was purportedly caught performing a ritual in the middle of the night at a three-way junction. According to reports, he was dressed in all-white clothes. The suspect later admitted openly that he is an Ifa worshipper who has refused to align with Christianity or Islam.

The reporter asked him if these Ifa faithful he described are engaged in rituals in the class of what Femi did and he affirmatively said no.

“You don’t have to perform such rituals except you need certain powers. These Ifa faithful are given some fetish structures they simply worship in their houses. Mostly, they are given a calabash containing other spiritual materials. You will pray on it and pour a quantity of palm oil inside of it as part of the rites involved. The palm oil is expected to dry up before the day ends. This in turn brings good luck to the worshiper” he said.

When asked about clues to identifying members of the Ifa confraternity, he spoke further;

“Some of these Ifa members only wear white dresses. Their cars are white, houses have the same colour and most of their belongings. They will tell you they have some sort of obsession with that colour but it’s not true. Most of them have forbidden food materials like fish, snail, pig, cow meat and others. Eating these has become a taboo for them. Their wealth could cease if they break the rules” he emphatically stated.

After enjoying Segun’s utmost cooperation, the reporter felt indebted and couldn’t summon courage to ask him about his personal involvement in black magic. Rumours have it that his early success might have come directly from the devil’s altar.


People are truly using the panties of women for juju – native doctor

A native doctor who also spoke on the issue under the condition of anonymity due to its sensitive nature claims the panties of female folks are actually being utilized by unscrupulous elements for rituals. According to him, it’s a very potent source of the Midas touch in life.

“The panties of women are actually being used by Yahoo Boys. The panties work for different things depending on the wish of the person in question. It’s capable of unlocking the destiny of the ritualist. He stands a good chance of being prosperous in whatever he lays his hands on be it business or internet scam. I will not lie to you, people are indeed using the underwear of women for rituals” he said.


Written exclusively for Tori News by Osayimwen Osahon George

Source: http://www.villagetowncrier.com/2018/12/the-truth-about-yahoo-boys-using.html

Curtain of the door to the womb.

The womb is the subject matter.

The womb or anything from the womb is a perfect recipe for money rituals. It works perfectly.

A pant, used pads, pant lining, vaginah hair etc

Wetin person no know he no know be that.... Its a crazy world that lots of Shit happen...forget internet have seen some crazy things that guys do all in the quest to have money...

Sorry OP the write up above is junk

This was how they told some that handkerchief soaked in blood of victims whose heads are smashed is worth a lot of money and Badoo nearly finished Lagos.

These are products of a failed system.

Dose IFA pole I nr wan call names.so many Muslim and Christian belong to the secret cult the guy is talking about.
Wizkid
Olamide
Abu Abel
Ibd Dede
Tayo sobowale
Naira Marley
21savage

9ice
Many Yoruba IT guys in Italy.
Sinzu
Zlatan ibile

Shina peller
Femi
Many afonjia actress
I can't even call some
Slimcase
Jaguar
Small doctor
EBay carder
Cash Carson
Oritshefemi
Laolu
Mr white

Note: some of this are confirmed. Most are spiculation

I just tire. Yahoo money dey intimidate legit hustlers money atimes but I tell you brethren. Don't be intimidated cos it pays to be legit anytime anyday.

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Some stupid Nigerians will never listen.



Until they use them as examples though.

Greed making some people to throw their future and that of their unborn children into generational curse. You don't kill or manipulate others for pleasures and escape the agonies of life whether you believe it or not.
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Too much Hollywood nahim cause am..

How someone thinks he can make money from panties shows how backward the African continent is.

In Japan it's even a fetish called burusera to suit your sexual fantasies. Naija, we can never get there. No be swear.

Oshey.

investigative journalist.

It is well.

Nothing wey persin eye no go see for this Obodo Nigeria

Summary pls

Too long
Am lazy this evening

Please, i say please ooo. permit me to blame buhari..

Never believed it though.
Imagine a news that someone is vomiting money

All this story because of panties?

Hmmm

Let us Ask Olamide n Lil Kesh

You can doubt for all you care, a lot of Nigerians even Christians are getting involved in black magic to enhance their endeavours, the music industry is filled with IFA worship and other related sacrifices to blow, most business men I know also patronise native doctors to enhance their business and sales, politicians as well use ladies parts and undies to unlock political charm and success, I know of a popular man in my church who had passed all stages of a known political party for senatorship, and when it came to the last phase of producing breast of a lady, or give a native doctor money to do it on his behalf, to prepare charms, the man backed out, our yahoo boys are the biggest culprit as real yahoo stopped paying thirteen years ago, but the plus that started with pounding of a new born baby for charms is potent and many boys re ready to even mortgage their parents for wealth! Its so painful how we ve lost it as a nation, our values has been eroded by lure of wealth and the fast lane of life, our spiritual leaders are more interested in the validity of tithe, when the nation is burning, girls younger than 16 sell their bodies to the highest bidder and are involved in all forms of drug taking! Young boys no longer learn hand work or trade as everybody wan hammer, davido and wizkid, boys of questionable characters and reputations are role models to majority of our youths, where re the elders to pave the way for hardworking and integrity? Where is truth justice and equity, where re the big multinationals to reward excellence academics and hardwork, they rather reward mediocrity with lucrative deals, Nigeria is on a precipe of disaster, but no one is seeing it! I weep for the future and youths of my nation,cause the future is really bleak

I think cases of missing female pants, should be linked to many of our diabolical politicians, not yahoo Boys, wetin yahoo Boys won do with female pant. But jazz man wey wan do juju for politicians, go tell them to bring female pant wey get correct fluid deposit in it, as in the one wey them never wash, say e go enable them "slide" into victory in next year's election. Conspiracy theory

That was how in 2010 i went to spend few days in my gf family house..just for me to spread 3 panties on the hanger and found only 2..i checked everywhere for the 3rd one i didnt see it, i even asked her about it and she gave me a non-chalant response.Because i was younger then i didnt follow it up but i kept wondering how my pant would just vanish like that.I even tried asking her brothers sef and none gave me a favourable reaponse.

Even though there family is fetish..i dont know who in particular took it whether its her elder bro that kept asking me to bed or its my gf that took it.


I sha noticed after that incident my gf kept having favour here and there while nothing was moving for me..

I think i suspect her the most.

So the issue of pant stealing no start now..e don tey wey e dey happen just that na now e come cast

Pant cannot make u rich

Most ritualists now claim to be Yahoo boys as the society lauds them and so people don't investigate them further.
Most yahoo boys delve into rituals for more goodluck in their trade.
They are now going with each other. All is evil

op e b lik u b Yahoo boi ba

I heard it happened in UNN. A girl at gun point was forced to remove her payint. The story trended in school

Boring write up

Ok

People

probably some pervs online are buying the used pants. no ritual here.

Whether its the truth or a lie ladies must be careful with their pants. Don't spread ur panties outside like Nigerian flag

I appreciate the effort you put into writing about this stuff uche87