Popular Lagos Yahoo Boy, H-Money Sentenced To 24 Years In Jail

Malaysia-based popular Lagos Yahoo boy, Hope
Olusegun Aroke, popularly called H-Money and
referred to as “Oracle to gba ise wole,”has been
sentenced to 24 years imprisonment by Justice
Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting
in Ikeja, for his involvement in an internet scam that
fetched him N25million.

The major song which set the tone for this abnormal
norm was rapper, Reminisce’s 2012 hit “2
Mush” where he praise-sang his’waya waya’ fans
hailing him…”H Money Honorable to’n gbe ise wole.”

The 25-year old is an undergraduate of Kuala
Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia. He was
arraigned by EFCC on a two-count charge bordering
on obtaining money by false pretence, cheque
cloning, wire transfer and forgery.

 The court found

him guilty of the two charges and sentenced him to
12 years imprisonment on each of the two counts.
Trouble came for Aroke when an anonymous
petitioner wrote to the EFCC alleging that the Kogi-
born undergraduate was involved in online
fraudulent activities. The EFCC investigated the
internet dealings of Aroke.


Investigations showed that he was involved in
several romance scam that fetched him N25million.
Hope admitted sending the money to Nigeria
through a person identified as Angela, who later
helped him deposit in a bank.

He was arrested at the 1004 estate, Lagos Island and
2 Benz cars valued at N23 million were recovered
from him. Last week, Justice Okunnu ruled that the
sentence should run concurrently.

Meanwhile, Hope has two other matters yet
undecided before Justice B. Idris of the Federal High court.