Chief executive officer of 360group, Noble Igwe, has made some clarifications on his controversial tweets about internet fraudsters, known in Nigeria as “Yahoo boys”.
In a series of messages posted on Twitter last Friday, Noble listed alleged fraud fronts to include record labels, car sale business and online stores.
It followed a reported raid on a nightclub by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest scammers.
Noble’s intervention was commended by many while some labelled him a “snitch”.
On Monday, the blogger took to Twitter to clarify his comments, stating that not all stores, record labels and car dealers are fronts for fraudsters.
To clarify certain aspects of my tweets.
We are the society that we live in and we can either make it better or leave it worse.— Noble Igwe (@Nobsdaslushhkid) May 14, 2018
NOT ALL Record labels, shops on Fola Osibo /Admiralty way is a front for fraud as there are people in these businesses that are legit.
I didn’t not SAY All and I do know there are a lot of people who really love entertainment and have invested in it.— Noble Igwe (@Nobsdaslushhkid) May 14, 2018
There are car sellers that are legit,there are club owners that are legit.
There’s fraud is all aspect of our society including the church.
I agree that the Government has made our society what it is today but you’d also agree with me that we cannot continue
— Noble Igwe (@Nobsdaslushhkid) May 14, 2018
We need live an exemplary live for our younger ones.
We can wear Zara and wear it with pride, we can drink beer and not be looked down on,we can celebrate and not make it look like we have to pop bottles to prove a point.— Noble Igwe (@Nobsdaslushhkid) May 14, 2018
My tweets calls for all of us to look within and see how we can make the society better.
The people in government are our friends and family.— Noble Igwe (@Nobsdaslushhkid) May 14, 2018
Let us use our platforms to peach change,let us use our lives to motivate younger ones. Let us use our music to tell inspirational stories.
— Noble Igwe (@Nobsdaslushhkid) May 14, 2018
Let everyone with a voice stand for a better Nigeria in all that we do .
We have one of the most hard working young people in every part of the world doing big things.
Let us celebrate them and support them.— Noble Igwe (@Nobsdaslushhkid) May 14, 2018
Noble had earlier stated that the EFCC should have a waiter stationed at every club in Victoria and Lekki in Lagos.
Online stores and stores on Admiralty/Fola Osibo in Lekki, he said, are also used for money laundering.
According to him, people who steal with computers should also be referred to as armed robbers.
