Pastor David Ibiyeomie, founder of Salvation Ministries, warns alleged internet fraudsters—locally referred to as “Yahoo boys”—not to give their offerings in his church. He equates cybercrime with theft and tells those who commit it to stop and to take their contributions elsewhere, framing the message around rejecting proceeds from fraud.
Both outlets report that the warning is delivered during a church service as part of a broader condemnation of internet fraud. Vanguard says the pastor orders fraudsters in his congregation to give offerings elsewhere, while Daily Post Nigeria reports him emphasizing that the church “doesn’t need” money made through internet fraud. The core accounts align on his public stance against cybercrime and his instruction to avoid collecting or accepting offerings tied to alleged criminal activity.
The reports differ mainly in wording—such as whether he specifically “tells them to take their offerings elsewhere” or states the church does not need such funds—but they describe the same incident: a church-based rebuke of internet fraud and of those who continue the practice while attending the congregation.
