PROLIFERATION OF CYBERCRIME ‘YAHOO-YAHOO’: THE RESULT OF A FAILED SOCIETY
Prof. Eze Chidi Nwauba Department Of Public Administration, I-FATOSS University, Republic Of Benin E-mail: Dparlay@gmail.com Vc@ifatossuniversity,.edu.bj +2349124673109 +22996547204
Volume 3, Issue 2, September 2023
Nigeria, which is the most populous black nation in the world, has been bedeviled with a detestable reputation due to the nefarious activities of some youth in recent times. Without any shred of uncertainty, there is the necessity for proactive steps to be taken by the government and its agencies to strictly tackle the menace of cybercrime prevalent among its youth population which has recently taken an alarming dimension. Society is not helping matters. People place unexplained wealth over reputation and a good name. The truism that a good name is better than silver and gold, no longer hold sway. Every sector of society has been blamed for this menace. The religious bodies, families/parents, schools, and the government all have their chunk of the blame. This paper, therefore, examines the factors responsible for the proliferation of cybercrime ‘yahoo-yahoo’ and why society has failed in this regard. It takes a critical look at the negative outcome of cybercrime on the image of Nigeria as a country internationally. This paper being a desk table research, employed descriptive and explanatory analysis. The paper concludes that the epidemic of cybercrime in Nigeria is on the increase due to the acceptance in the society which further encourages the youth to continue the menace to mention a few. The paper suggests that the government should look critically into the existing law against the menace and put in place an efficient structure to monitor internet activities and partner with corporate or private bodies to re-orientate the youth and citizenry on the need to avoid illicit activities that are already blackmailing the image of the nation