Reverend Father Chinenye Oluoma, a well-known Catholic priest, expressed his deep displeasure of young Nigerians participating in the ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ internet scam.
In his sermon to his congregation, Fr. Oluoma highlighted his concern about the negative consequences of such immoral behavior on both offenders and victims.
The sermon, which was captured on video and uploaded on his official Facebook page, resonated widely among internet users.
Fr. Oluoma began by bemoaning the sad method in which ‘Yahoo boys’manipulate innocent people and steal their money.
He stated that persons who engage in such actions may not see great effects if they continue on this route.
He further questioned the audacity of those who engage in fraudulent activities yet become angry when criticized by ministers and the broader society.
In his words;
“When you pursue wealth at the expense of fellow humans, you are trashing people to get a treasure that will be a trash in your life.
“I don’t understand when people who steal and dupe others get angry when ministers condemn it. Yahoo means a set of people who will just lock themselves in a house, look for somebody who is vulnerable using their computers and dupe the person everything he laboured for.
“Then the person becomes so broke after 30 to 40 years of labouring. You steal everything the person has and the person is dying of depression, High Blood Pressure and heart attack and you are comfortable.
“That some musicians even sing to endorse that kind of lifestyle means to you that it is normal? If Yahoo means tricking people, defrauding them of their hard-earned money, leaving them penniless and they die of heart attack, how do you want to end well? Some people even consider it as a legitimate hustle.
“How can stealing be a legitimate hustle? If you are that kind of person, you can’t end well. If you are into such a thing, please don’t marry because if you marry and you give birth, your children will suffer the consequences.
“At least if you want to be a Yahoo, target politicians who are stealing money. But you won’t target such people, it is people who worked honestly. At least, target the bad politicians so that on the last day you and God may have conversations on it”.
