Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded 113 foreign nationals at Kuje and Suleja correctional facilities. The foreigners were arraigned before the court on Friday on the allegations of their involvement in high-level cybercrime and…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the remand of 109 foreigners, charged over allegations bordering on cybercrime, in Kuje and Suleja Correctional Centres. Justice Ekerete Akpan gave the order following an application by one of the defence…
SP Abubakar Smart, Acting Assistant Director, Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, has urged journalists to be disciplined and mindful of their choice of words online. Smart spoke at a cybercrime workshop organised for journalists by the Maritime Reporters Association…
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu has blamed the high incidence of corruption and cybercrimes in Nigeria on the weak system in governance. The ICPC Boss stated this on…
..Dino Melaye admitted to hacking into INEC’s backend server on National TV — Spokesman …APC describes Dino’s personal attack on INEC chair as immoral By Sodiq Adelakun The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has urged security agencies to…
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, secured the conviction of four persons including a 21-year-old Cinematographer, Abiodun Ayomide from Ikirun, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State for offences bordering on…
By Idris Bakare Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has urged financial managers to take proactive steps against rise in cybercrime in the country. Emefiele made the call at the second national risk management conference in…
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, has sentenced a musician, Onojah Samuel, and two others to 20 years imprisonment for offences bordering on cybercrime. In his judgment, Sani convicted and sentenced Samuel to three years…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced an internet fraudster, Oluwadamilare Ogunleke, to 12 months imprisonment after being found guilty of US$500 internet fraud. Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh said that she convicted and sentenced Ogunleke based on…
The Police Command in Bauchi has arrested five suspected internet fraudsters undergoing training in the state. The Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakil confirmed the arrest in a statement, on Saturday in Bauchi. He said operstives of the command…
