10 ways to Identify a Yahoo Boy in Nigeria

Yahoo boys are no doubt the reigning association of boys in country. Therefore the title “Yahoo Yahoo” as a Nigerian, should definitely ring a bell. For the sake of better understanding, boys generally termed as yahoo boys are those involved in cyber crimes in Nigeria. They also go by the name G-boys.

In this article, we’ll be looking at 10 ways you can identify a yahoo boy, as they are popularly called.

1. When they call all their friends and acquaintances blood.

“Eje mi ni”…Bros, abeg who is your eje?This is one of the obvious signs you’re dealing with a yahoo boy. Even their just-met acquaintances are referred to as blood. Just be careful blood, make dem no use your blood.

2. When they go by the name “Pablo”, “Richie”, “Sinzu”.

The worst of them is the pablo richie gang. When they start to call themselves names related to money and Mexican drug dealer… My dear run. It is them.

3. When they always post “Active✅”.

They are always active. Dem no dey sleep, always trying to make mama proud. Yup, definitely a yahoo boy... don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.

4. When they gift their babes Frames, lomotif, and money cakes for birthdays.

You see that frame of a thing, it is the main course for the celebration, it can not leave them. I almost wanted to learn how to frame pictures because of them. When you sight all these LED light frames, just know that yahoo boys are in the building. It’s like a ritual for their community. After “paranran”, display is next. That lomotif is the side attraction. To show you how far they have traveled in the whole of Nigeria.

5. When their post is about hustle.

“Steady on my grind”, “Another day to make mama proud”, “God bless my hustle”… Yen yen yen… You see these people, na dem dey rush us. If you’re not careful enough, they’ll make you feel you’re doing nothing with your life.

6. When they post “reverse” life advice and motivational quotes.

“The patient dog no dey chop the fattest bone, hunger don kill am”… “If you like dey wait for your turn, dem don cut line for front” … When you see all the post that encourages you to cut corners, my fellow Nigerians, they are no other than your G-boys.

7. When they dress like a Rainbow.

Nah. On this one, nobody can tell me otherwise. They only know how to wear up and down and Louis Vuitton or Gucci palms. With their little or no fashion sense, when you see them with there terrible colour combination… Just know you have sighted a yahoo boy.

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8. When they always post quotes about enemies and betrayals.

They are always been betrayed by their blood. That’s if, they can say who their blood is. There’s this constant reminder that there is betrayal everywhere with them.

9. When his idea of fun is smoke and booze with a touch of video games.

How else does a low-key hustler calm himself than being high?? Chilling with 50 bloods and playing video games tournaments. This, my dear, is their hood. It states welcome to the realm of “yahoo yahoo”.

10. When their mama always prays for them.

Yes ooo, them no dey pray for their selves. It is their mama or mama that always does the praying.

11) They always claim they are into Real Estate and Crypto-Currency.

Everybody is crying about dip, Kunle is busy carrying dorime in Club, an average yahoo always claims they are into bitcoin, real estate, or cryptocurrency when you ask them what they do for a living for the first time.

12) They always have a frame of Pablo, “Grind, hustle & sweat” or any rich drug lord

Conclusion

It is no doubt that all these ten traits are prominent in yahoo boys but there are many other traits that they have in common. If you know anyone that has all these traits combined and you’re still in doubt, then you should check yourself at this point. Well, till we meet next time, have a good time identifying yahoo boys .