My son is Uber driver, not ‘Yahoo Boy’ — Mother of boy lynched in Ondo
The family of a 35-year-old man, Tope Olorunfemi, who was lynched by an irate mob in Akure, Ondo state, for crushing four persons to death, has denied that he’s an internet fraudster, known as Yahoo boy.
The mother of the deceased, Mrs Mojisola Olorunfemi, said in Akure, that, his son, Tope was a Uber driver and was never an internet fraudster known as a Yahoo boy.
Mojisola said that the vehicle of his son had an issue with rammed into a commercial motorcyclist and he was mobbed to death in her presence.
She lamented that she watched helplessly as his son was lynched to death
“Tope was never a Yahoo boy but a gentle boy. He moved to Lagos after his education where he got a vehicle and registered as a Uber driver to make ends meet.
“His father later bought a vehicle for him about three years ago for the Uber driving business.
“He was in Akure with his wife for the Easter celebration and I noticed he had become lean and asked them to stay back for a week before returning to Lagos when they said the stress in Lagos is much for him.
“They had parked their belongings in the car including his wife and child and left them in the car since they have agreed to stay behind.