A group of suspected internet fraudsters have been instructed to visit a river god in a local community in order to actualise their dream of becoming rich.
A native doctor reportedly instructed them to go to the special river with some items like candle, handkerchief, oil, and pray for the god of water to bless their yahoo business.
In a video which has gone viral on social media, a large crowd of young boys could be seen heading to the location together.
One of them captured on tape, the moment they reached the river, lit up the candles and began reciting the incantations that were relayed to them by the spiritualist.
A part of the clip also showed when the native doctor was sending them forth with instructions on what to do.
Popular Twitter user, @chude__ who uploaded the clip, condemned the act of engaging in fraud and ritual practices.
He wrote; “These are the young people that are going back to Omenani, internet Scammers doing all sort of things with the hope of prosperity promised to them by Fraudulent Native doctors.
When we are done deceiving ourselves, we will go into the street and meet these monsters we made.”
Watch the video below:
Meanwhile in another news…
CorrectNG reported months ago that A young man identified as Olanrewaju Temitope bagged five years imprisonment for internet fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the accused on one-count charge bordering on cybercrime.
EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren made this known in a statement in Abuja, saying that Temitope was convicted by Justice A.A. Bello.
According to the anti-graft agency, the convict was arrested during a sting operation at his hideout, located on Joel Bala Street, Gbagyi Villa, Kaduna.
It said investigation revealed that Temitope operated a fake Facebook and Instagram account, where he assumed the identity of one Lisa Marie, to defraud unsuspecting victims, mostly American residents, of their hard earned money.
He was sentenced by a High Court sitting in Kaduna State on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 for defrauding victims of $400.
The charge reads: “That you, Olanrewaju Temitope ‘M’, sometimes between January, 2022 and July, 2022 in Kaduna, within the Judicial Division of this Honourable Court, dishonestly induced one Elexis McCrills on Instagram, to deliver to you the sum of $400.
When you portrayed yourself to be Lisa Marie Boothe (a female which you knew you were not) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017, and punishable under Section 309 of the Same Law.”
The yahoo boy pleaded guilty to the charge, and the presiding judge sentenced him to five years imprisonment, with an option to pay N100,000 as fine.
In addition, the convict was ordered to forfeit his phone which was used to commit the crime, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
