My people, wetin go fit make person do like this? Na serious matter o! Nigeria Police Force don catch six suspects wey dey involved for one big cyber fraud wey involve ₦7.7 billion for telecom sector.
Dem sabi sey dem don dey carry out this operation since last year, abi how dem take find this matter? E no be small thing. Na from National Cybercrime Centre dem start, after dem receive petition from the telecom company. Dem dey report say “suspicious and unauthorised activities dey happen” inside their billing system. Na so police begin investigate.
As dem dey investigate, dem find out sey some staff for the company don gree for some ‘bad guys’ shine light for their computer. Dis kind wahala allow dem access core systems like say na their personal laptop. E no dey funny.
As the police gather more gists, dem discover sey this syndicate don cause the company wahala to the tune of ₦7.7 billion! After plenty planning, dem go raid operators for Kano and Katsina in October. Even Abuja join for the matter, as dem run follow-up operation.
Dem catch six suspects for this operation. Go hear their names: Ahmad Bala, Karibu Mohammed Shehu, Umar Habib, Obinna Ananaba, Ibrahim Shehu, and Masa’ud Sa’ad. Na some serious criminals wey fit collect your money without blink. They even get plenty property wey dem recover from dem – two house for Kano, mini-plazas, laptops, phones, and even one Toyota RAV4! Na true say crime no dey pay o!
Police also find am say plenty money dey their accounts wey na all from this crime. Dem go face court as soon as investigation finish. Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, don praise the team wey carry out this operation. E talk sey dem show beta professionalism.
IGP no gree make anybody run free; them go make sure sey cyber crime people no go fit escape from law for this obodo Naija. Na so e be, wey dem dey promise to protect our digital space and money matter. This one suppose teach everybody say make we dey careful for una online dealings, no allow anybody catch you unawares.
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