The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has expressed shock over the conduct of a young man who allegedly buried his mother alive in a bid to get rich.
Acting Zonal Director of the Makurdi Zonal Command, Effa Imo Okim (ACE I), stated this during a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council.
NUJ Chairman Bemdoo Ugber had raised concern that the Commission seemed to be shifting attention from prosecuting corrupt public officials to focusing heavily on Internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys.
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But Okim dismissed the claim, insisting the EFCC had not abandoned its mandate against public-sector corruption.
He explained that the rise in ritual-related crimes among cybercriminals had compelled the agency to intensify action against the syndicates.
According to him, many Yahoo boys now patronise ritualists for supposed money-making powers, endangering the lives of innocent people—including their own parents.
Describing the trend as disturbing, Okim cited a viral video in which a young man allegedly killed and buried his mother alive in an attempt to acquire wealth, questioning what future such acts portend for the country.
Advising the public, especially parents to observe cautiously the behaviour and activities of their children, the Zonal Director shared with the media family what he said, was seen in the video.
According to him, when the boy got admission to the higher institution, he joined a group of bad boys who took him to ritualists for magical powers of wealth acquisition.
The EFCC official said one of the conditions the ritualists gave to him was to bury his mother alive.
In fulfilment of the condition, the EFCC boss stated that the boy came on holiday and took time to dig the grave and that after completion, his mother not suspecting anything wrong but feeling safe in the hands of her son, relaxed.
The EFCC boss lamented that the boy hit his mother’s mouth with a heavy object. “Not only that, he tied her, dragged her into the grave and covered up with soil in compliance with demands of the ritualists.
The EFCC insisted that activities of the Yahoo boys were getting out of hand, adding that efforts were being made to reverse the trend.
