Noble Igwe was the trending topic of the weekend after he spoke about the arrest of some Internet fraudsters, urging the EFCC to do more and also identifying businesses which he claimed were fronts for money laundering operations.
This sparked a debate amongst Nigerians with some defending cybercrime and others condemning it. Noble Igwe became the lightning rod that many used to vent on the issue.
He took to his Twitter to clarify some of his comments, explaining that not all of the businesses were fronts
He said in a series of tweets: To clarify certain aspects of my tweets. We are the society that we live in and we can either make it better or leave it worse.
NOT ALL Record labels, shops on Fola Osibo /Admiralty way is a front for fraud as there are people in these businesses that are legit. I didn’t SAY All and I do know there are a lot of people who really love entertainment and have invested in it.
There are car sellers that are legit, there are club owners that are legit. There’s fraud is all aspect of our society including the church. I agree that the Government has made our society what it is today but you’d also agree with me that we cannot continue to tarnish our image within and outside of Africa. The legislative, executive and judiciary has failed us but how can do compensate by taking from one another.
We need to live an exemplary live for our younger ones. We can wear Zara and wear it with pride, we can drink beer and not be looked down on, we can celebrate and not make it look like we have to pop bottles to prove a point.
My tweets call for all of us to look within and see how we can make the society better. The people in government are our friends and family.