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- 3 Sept 2024
NPF-NCCC Arrests Alleged Hacker for Leaking Classified Documents
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) has arrested an alleged anonymous hacker linked to a series of crimes including conspiracy, breaches of the Official Secrets Act, and the…
- 19 Jun 2026
Police Uncovers N7.7Bn Telecom Data Fraud Syndicate, Recovers Assets Worth Millions
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has uncovered a major telecommunications fraud syndicate accused of compromising a telecom company's billing infrastructure and fraudulently…
- 28 Oct 2025
PalmPay Supports Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre 2025 Cybersecurity Awareness Walk
PalmPay, a Nigerian leading digital banking platform, supported the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) during its Cybersecurity Awareness Walk held in Abuja as part of…
- 26 Nov 2023
Police Arrests Bonse, Politician over Alleged Theft of Patricia Tech Crypto
Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has arrested Wilfred Bonse, a Nigerian politician, in connection to the theft of over N200 million ($246,153) from Patricia Technologies’ crypto wallet. Patricia is an…
- 6 Mar 2026
Police Says Victims Enable Cyber Attacks Out of Ignorance
Mr Uche Ifeanyi, commissioner of Police in charge of the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC), said on Friday that most cyber attacks occur because victims act out of…
- 3 May 2024
INTERPOL Appoints Uche, Nigerian CP as Chairman, African Heads of Cybercrime Units
International Police Organization (INTERPOL), has appointed Ifeanyi Henry Uche, Nigerian Police Commissioner, as the chairman of the African heads of cybercrime units comprising heads of 54…
- 11 Jun 2025
Nigeria Police Dismantle WhatsApp Scam Syndicate, Freeze Millions
Nigeria Police Force has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated cyber fraud syndicate that hijacked WhatsApp accounts belonging to high-profile Nigerians and used them to defraud their contacts.…
- 7 Dec 2022
Stakeholders Urge INEC to Partner NCC, Galaxy Backbone, Others to Improve Broadband Connectivity in Remote Areas
Stakeholders in information and communications technology have urged Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to work closely with the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), Galaxy Backbone,…
- 16 Jul 2024
Blord, Crypto Billionaire in Police Net over Alleged Fraud, Terrorism Funding
The Nigeria Police Force has said that it has arrested Linus Williams, popularly known as BLord, a crypto billionaire over alleged crypto fraud and others. Linus Williams ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, Force…
- 24 Nov 2023
Police Vindicates Patricia Technologies in its Security Breach, Arrest Key Suspect in Hack of Platform
The Nigeria Police Force recorded a major breakthrough in the reported cybercrime perpetrated against Patricia Technologies with the arrest of one of the suspects, Wilfred Bonse, after a thorough…
- 3 Nov 2024
Police to Charge 113 Foreigners, Nigerians Arrested for Cybercrime
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested no fewer than 130 suspects for “high-level” cybercrimes. Among the suspects are 113 foreign nationals, comprising 87 males and 26 females from…