With Nigeria's image taking a bashing because of internet fraud, Nigeria's artistes have united to fight this scourge popularly known as Yahoo-Yahoo.
According to an Internet crime report published in 2008, Nigeria ranked number three on the list of top ten countries involved in on-line crime. Unfortunately this situation has not been helped by the music industry with some artistes churning out songs that celebrate the Yahoo-Yahoo lifestyle and encourage internet fraud.
Now with the backing of The Microsoft Internet Safety, Security and Privacy Initiative for Nigeria (MISSPIN), select Nigerian artistes- Banky W, Bez, M.I, Rooftop MCs, Modele, Omawumi, Wordsmith, and Cobhams have composed a song titled' Maga No Need Pay'. The aim of the song is to discourage the Nigerian youth from participating in cyber-crime and engage themselves in honest activities and work.
The song and the video (directed by Kemi Adetiba) were both released on February 3, 2010. The song is one of several steps MISSPIN is using to fight cyber-crime in Nigeria.
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