Tag: Cybercrime

EFCC Arrests Kelechi Vitalis Anozie, General Overseer Wanted By FBI for Cybercrime, Money Laundering

Pastor Kelechi Vitalis Anozie, the Founder of Praying City Church, Owerri, who has been on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) watchlist, has been arrested by the Operatives of…

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Nigerian Music History, Success Built by ‘Yahoo Boy’ – Joey Akan

Joey Akan, a Nigerian music journalist, has stated that Nigeria's music history and success were built on cybercrime. The journalist shared a tweet stating that yahoo boys (online fraudsters) funded…

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Mother of Internet Fraudster Sentenced To 5 Years Imprisonment In Edo

Justice M. S. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City on Tuesday, March 29, sentenced one Debest Osarumwense, mother of an internet fraudster, "Endurance Osarumwense" to five…

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Cybercrime: Yahoo Boy To Wash Toilet For Eight Months In Osun

The Ibadan Zonal Command ruling that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, June 20, 2022, secured five convictions before the Federal and State High Courts in Ibadan, Oyo…

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Kwara Fashion Designer Jailed  for Cybercrime

Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced a 24-year-old fashion designer identified as Muhammed Ayub, Odelade Samuel and Olowokere Jamiu, to six years…

Journalist Remanded in Prison for Cybercrime

A Nigerian journalist who is on trial for treason, Agba Jalingo, has been remanded in Kuje prison on Monday. Justice Zainab Bage Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Abuja,…

Nigeria Lost Over $500m to Cybercrime in 2022 – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opened up that Nigeria lost $500 million to the criminal activity in 2022. The revelation was made by the Chairman of the anti-graft…

BREAKING: 130 Foreign Nationals Arrested in Nigeria for Cybercrime

In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested approximately 130 foreign nationals, primarily from China and Malaysia, for alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes and activities…

EFCC Urges Nigerian Youths to Shun Cybercrime, Promote Nation-Building

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised alarm over the increasing number of youths involved in cybercrime across Nigeria. Olanipekun Olukoyede, the commission's executive chairman, expressed deep concern…