Oritsefemi, Nigerian artist and
songwriter, says internet fraudsters (yahoo boys) in the country are not being
useful to the entertainment industry.
The ‘Double Wahala’ crooner made
the comment in an interview with HipTV, while announcing May 26, for his
forthcoming 40-community tour in Port Harcourt.
“How many artistes Yahoo Boy don
buy car for?,” Oritsefemi asked.
“We can see politicians buying
cars for artistes. Let’s call a spade a spade. Yahoo boys are helping
themselves, not other people. Artistes in the entertainment industry are
struggling by themselves.”
He described some of his friends,
who are into internet fraud, as “stingy.”
“Since I’ve known some of my
yahoo friends, they’ve never helped me. If they can help me, I’ll agree. We see
artistes struggling but yahoo boys are out enjoying themselves. If they can
help the industry, I’ll be happy,” he said.
Oritsefemi also blamed the
federal government for the rampant cases of suicide and internet fraud that
have plagued the country in recent weeks.
“A lot of Nigerian youths are
losing it. Yes, because there is no encouragement both from the government, the
society, and people that are supposed to enlighten them about life in general,”
he said.
“Coming to the controversial
issues among my colleagues, I think their opinions might not be right
sometimes. But the truth is that what is bad will remain bad. The real ‘G-boys’
(internet fraudsters) would not come out to identify themselves.
“I’m not blaming these young guys
for putting themselves into these things. It’s the fault of the government.”
Oritsefemi’s statement is coming
at a time when the country’s anti-graft agency filed charges against Naira
Marley, a singer, after his recent comments were perceived as being supportive
of internet fraud.
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