“Send them to go and learn skills”- Woman Sparks Debate With Advice to Ladies Living With “Yahoo Boys”

• A Nigerian woman has gone viral after advising ladies to stop housing “Yahoo boys,” warning that it could negatively impact their future and relationships.
• Her statement has since triggered mixed reactions among Nigerians, with some agreeing that enabling such lifestyles could discourage personal growth and responsibilit

A Nigerian woman has sparked heated reactions online after sharing her opinion on relationships involving suspected internet fraudsters, popularly referred to as “Yahoo boys.”

In a video making rounds on social media, the woman advised Yahoo boys to stop accommodating such ladies, warning that it could have long-term consequences on their lives and future relationships.

“All the Yahøo boys that girls are living with in their apartments, it’s high time you send them out so they can go and learn skills. Because once they stay with you for too long, they can’t do anything meaningful in life again, and even when they get married, it is their husbands that will sûffer it.”

Her statement has since triggered mixed reactions among Nigerians, with some agreeing that enabling such lifestyles could discourage personal growth and responsibility, while others argued that the issue is more complex and tied to broader economic challenges.

“All the Yahøo boys that girls are living with in their apartments, it’s high time you send them out so they can go and learn skills. Because once they stay with you for too long, they can’t do anything meaningful in life again, and even when they get married, it is their… pic.twitter.com/ZlHgaacziH

— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) April 18, 2026

Read some of the comments below:

@stubborntailor
No be she go tell me wetin I go do 2 girls Dey with me and they go Dey till their early 30’s before we separate

@dharmysosa
Another angle… na OS dey always end their story because at some point they won’t be able to meet up with their standard of living

@dsmyleq
Valid advice, but I think they should marry the person they’re living with.

@xexiboy2
Pure fact. I see many around me. They are useless like their Yahoo boyfriends. The future is bleak o.

@iam_pinkyvady
Why are lecturing them, go and lecture your own children at home madam

@NnadozieEvans
Nothing concern this one’s with good governance, it’s either marriage or sex.

@ZeebloonA92570
Yahoo boys don show dis woman shege we can understand his pains

@Aniebiet_01_15
As a man; avoid girls that see no problem dating men into fraud.