Fake social media accounts of celebrities, government ministers, news pages and blogs appear to be the equivalent of modern-day 'yahoo boys'
When one of Africa's richest men joined Twitter and posted his first tweet on May 11 this year, the fanfare in his native Nigeria was immediate.
News that Femi Otedola had opened an account spread like wildfire and the billionaire head of Forte Oil appeared to relish the engagement. "Social media isn't exactly my forte but I learn fast," he wrote, even signing his tweets "Ote$".
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