A young barber in Nigeria has sparked a heated discussion on social media after delivering a strong message to individuals involved in fraud who flaunt their wealth.

In a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, he criticized fraudsters for purchasing luxury items and then labeling those who cannot afford such luxuries as ‘broke.’

He stated, “Stop calling people broke for not having things you did fraud for.” The barber emphasized that while he does not oppose their means of earning, he believes it is wrong to belittle those who choose not to engage in fraudulent activities.

He further added, “And before y’all get to using y’all ‘freedom of speech,’ honestly, I’m glad you did fraud for it. Save your money if you can, BUT don’t try and belittle folks while you do it. That’s the issue. Shine but don’t dim nobody else’s light in the midst.”

The barber’s comments have resonated with many, prompting various reactions. Augustus remarked, “Na only mumu go allow Yahoo boy oppress am. Most of the so-called ‘Yahoo boys’ do everything from being dealers to being organ traffickers, armed robbers, burglars, and kidnappers.”

Govinda Victor added, “They are the set that will say at 25 you should have a mansion as if na their hard-earned money dem take get theirs. All hustle na hustle but some comes with peace of mind, others comes with fear and sorrow.”

Elder reflected on societal issues, stating, “I was still thinking about how messed up our society is. You see a Yahoo boy calling a hardworking & noble hustler broke & lazy because they are not living the Porsche lifestyle they do. It is a societal fault; people have unexplainable wealth and they flaunt it around.”

Kadmaye criticized fraudsters, saying, “Yahoo boys and prostitutes tend to have that similarity. Lazy set of thieves, they cannot hustle in the same level with everyone that’s why they resort to stealing people’s money; their end is always bad.”

2winmusic concluded, “Anytime I notice a person is into fraud, my respect for the person drops to zero level. Fraud is the highest form of low self-esteem. How can you believe that you need to steal before you eat?”

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Augustus wrote: “Na only mumu go allow Yahoo boy oppress am. Most of the so called “Yahoo boys” do everything from being dealers, to being organ traffickers, armed robbers, burglars and kidnappers.

“Abi you all think young boys don’t do crime? Person go butcher person buy Benz, una go call am Yahoo boy.”

Govinda Victor wrote: “They are the set that will say at 25 you should have mansion as if na their hard earned money dem take get theirs.

“All hustle na hustle but some comes with peace of mind, others comes with fear and sorrow.”

Elder wrote: “I was still thinking about how fucked up our society is, you see a Yahoo boy calling a hardworking & noble hustler, broke & lazy cos they are not living the Porsche lifestyle they do. It is a societal fault, people have unexplainable wealth and they flaunt it around.”

Kadmaye wrote: “Yahoo boys and prostitutes tend to have that similarity. Lazy set of thieves, they cannot hustle in the same level with everyone that’s why they resort to stealing people’s money, their end is always bad.”

2winmusic wrote: “Anytime a I notice a person is into fraud. My respect for the person drop to zero level. Fraud is the highest form of low self esteem. How can you believe that you need to steal before you eat?” 

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