Security News > 2023 > October > Nigerian Police dismantle cybercrime recruitment, mentoring hub
The Nigerian Police Form has arrested six suspects and dismantled a mentoring hub linked to cybercrime activities, including business email compromise, romance, and investment scams.
After receiving intelligence and investigating a group of individuals suspected of cybercrime, six individuals were arrested on September 13th, 2023, in the Dantata estate area.
As part of this operation the Police state that they dismantled a cybercrime recruitment and mentoring hub in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, as well as seized several digital devices believed to be used in criminal activities.
The authorities say that the threat actors confessed to their involvement in cybercrime activities, including identity theft, hacking and trading of hacked Facebook accounts, romance scams, computer-related forgery, and other computer-related fraud.
Inspector General of Police Ag. IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, NPM, Ph.D., requested that the public, family, friends, and religious groups condemn this activity and report suspicious online activity to the police to help combat this type of crime.
The NPF wishes to urge landlords/landladies, facility owners, to expose any such cybercrime recruitment centre and mentoring hubs noticed in their areas or houses," reads a Twitter post by the Nigerian Police Force.