| In Nigeria a sudden twist and trend toward the | | | | undergraduates -- girls who enter acquisitive |
| use of vice to acquire wealth took its toll during | | | | relationships with married or single men old enough |
| the early 90's. This began with the formation of | | | | to be their fathers. These men in quote are called |
| dubious banks which drained investable money | | | | the "Aristo" a short form of Aristocrat signifying |
| from the citizens. When this began to diminish | | | | that the men are well to do. |
| another one took its place nicked name 419. 419 | | | | Nigeria is known world over as a corrupt nation, |
| is simple scam; these swindlers went around | | | | the young Nigerians see luxury living as a sign of |
| duping foreigners and Nigerians of hard earned | | | | success not knowing that true wealth is |
| money. It didn't take long before hard drug dealing | | | | maintaining a standard of living that can outlive |
| crept into the system and before long Nigerians | | | | your life time. Ritual killing sprang up and many |
| were embarrassed all over the world and tagged | | | | people claim it is used to create wealth. Personally |
| drug pushers. Those without the sufficient | | | | I don't believe cutting a human head can make |
| knowledge, skills or finances to engage in the | | | | someone wealthy, most of those who involve in |
| above mentioned vices went into armed robbery. | | | | such do it in other to seek spiritual protection and |
| Thus Assassination crowned it all as the | | | | security as they participate in enriching |
| byproduct of dispute and clashes of interest of | | | | themselves through unscrupulous means. Most |
| those involved. | | | | citizens who can't stand the situations flee abroad |
| All this created a large gap between the rich and | | | | most of the time with the same materialistic |
| the poor and removed the ethics of working hard | | | | orientations, some of them try to engage in vices |
| from the society. Our role Models became those | | | | over there while some do genuine jobs but in the |
| with the largest display of ostentatious wealth. | | | | long run they bring a large portion of their savings |
| Therefore hard workers became corrupt and | | | | back with them to Nigerian do a large display of |
| fraud and took over our corporate system. It | | | | with it and return back while some don't even |
| began to seem that the only true way to | | | | think of returning till they are deported in great |
| become wealthy was by indulging in a criminality. | | | | numbers. The ones left behind fear for their lives |
| This mind set that working hard doesn't pay | | | | and their finances if they are not looking out for |
| overwhelmed our minds as it was spread with the | | | | kidnappers its 419 con artist, arm robbers etc. |
| use of slogan like "Anyway is a way" meaning it's | | | | To reduce the spread of this vices, what Nigeria |
| doesn't matter what you do to succeed either | | | | needs first and foremost is the rule of law, if |
| good or evil and it found its way to our school | | | | numerous amounts of culprits are brought to |
| systems students were no more interested in | | | | book through legislations and not just a trivial |
| studying hard so various examination malpractice | | | | amounts others would deter. Moral suasion we |
| schemes developed and lecturers and teachers | | | | have to make examples of those who attained |
| trying to enrich themselves also took advantages | | | | financial glory through prudent means by given |
| of this and began to award marks to students | | | | them awards and creating situations where others |
| for a price. Our universities now became the | | | | can learn from them that straight forwardness |
| perfect environment for violent bravado activities. | | | | pays. Good Administrations in all sectors from |
| Year after year new vices like the likes of | | | | public to private would also go a long way in |
| bunkering of crude oil came in and those without | | | | removing the opportunity for crimes to occur |
| the ability to bunker began to burst open pipe | | | | because according to CFE (certified fraud |
| lines. The after effects which was explosion | | | | examiners) Fraud triangle. Fraud can only |
| leading to loss of life and properties of several | | | | materialize when there is opportunity, pressure |
| individuals. In the year 2000 with more | | | | and rationalization. All ready the social environment |
| enlightenment on computers, information | | | | is already enough pressure the economic situation |
| technologies and the internet a new term called | | | | is a ready-made reason to rationalize. If both |
| "yahoo, yahoo" was born. This was used to | | | | government and private enterprises can put |
| describe individuals who send scam mails online in | | | | checks that reduce the Risk and opportunity. |
| order to social engineer their victims into | | | | These checks include good policies and |
| transferring funds to them. This particular act | | | | procedures, internal control to continuously |
| spread fast among the youths and soon young | | | | monitor the implementations of the procedures |
| boys with no qualifications, trade or vocations | | | | and Audits to give an independent review and |
| were seen driving big cars, drinking luxury wine | | | | assurance coupled with an intent deliberation on |
| and lodging in seven star hotels. | | | | the findings, followed by due process which might |
| Recently kidnapping became the other of the | | | | include litigation, rebuke, congrats, compensation |
| ways individuals were up rooted, kept in hidden | | | | or others depending on the case at hand. |
| places till a ransom is paid on their head. These | | | | If the right measures are put in place in the long |
| along with ATM frauds are the latest tricks right | | | | run, Nigeria would become a country of pride |
| about now. Another ethic that came into play a | | | | everyone would be comfortable and luxury would |
| long time ago has to do with our young girls and | | | | be owned by the highly educated or enterprising |
| ladies who couldn't compete with the ruthless | | | | individual and anyone who fells left behind would |
| masculine counterpart in the underworld going into | | | | work harder to meet any of the two criteria, |
| a high-class range of prostitutions called "RUN's". | | | | before you know it Nigerians would start thinking, |
| RUN's is simply sleeping with a man for financial | | | | and development not luxurious living would be the |
| gain. Others terms used to classify this act are | | | | pinnacle of our success. |
| "Aristo Chic's" this term refers to female | | | | |