Tag: #CybercrimeActs

Aug

06

2025

Court convicts 21 foreigners, orders deportation over cybercrime

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Court convicts 21 foreigners, orders deportation over cybercrime An Abuja federal high court has convicted not fewer than 21 foreign nationals for cybercrime-related offences and ordered each of them to pay a fine of N1 million. The presiding judge, Ekerete Akpan delivered the ruling on Monday after the defendants entered a plea bargain agreement with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), which is prosecuting the case. The 21 convicts are among 109 foreign nationals being tried for offences, including cybercrime, money laundering, and threats to national security. The judge who ordered their deportation within six working days, directed that all electronic…

Jun

08

2024

By Famous Reporters

Zone 2 Police Nab Internet Fraudster, Cultists, Recover Arms

CRIME#Cultism, #Cultists, #Cybercrime, #CybercrimeActs, #InternetFraudster

Zone 2 Police Nab Internet Fraudster, Cultists, Recover Arms Operatives of the Zone 2 Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested three suspects, alleged to have engaged in various crimes including fraud and cult related activities. Parading the suspects before members of the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) and other newsmen at the Command’s headquarters at Onikan, AIG Olatoye Durosinmi said their arrest was a product of intelligent gathering. Describing the individuals and the offences they were nabbed for, AIG Durosinmi said "We have arrested one Joshua Olaosebikan Olawuyi ‘m’ for obtaining a Mercedes Benz GLE…

Feb

28

2024

By Famous Reporters

We’ve Delivered Fully Functional Data Collection, Registration Centre – Sen Gaidam

NATIONAL NEWS#Cybercrime, #CybercrimeActs, #PoliceServiceDepartment, #WAPIS, #WestAfricanPoliceInformationSystem

We've Delivered Fully Functional Data Collection, Registration Centre - Sen Gaidam The Honourable Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, has confirmed that the Data Collection and Registration Centre (DACORE), which is the heart of the progress of the West African Police Information System (WAPIS), is now fully functional.The Minister made the remarks, according to a statement signed by the Ministry's Deputy Director, Press, Bolaji Kazeem, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), during the opening ceremony of the West African Police Information System (WAPIS) Programme Briefing held at the Cyber Crime Center, Central…

May

10

2022

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Breaking:Court Voids Ebonyi Cybercrimes Law

LEGAL#court, #Cybercrime, #CybercrimeActs, #Cyberspace

Breaking:Court voids Ebonyi cybercrimes lawcyba A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital on Tuesday declared the controversial Ebonyi Cybercrimes Law No 12 of 2021 unconstitutional, null and void. The Court ruling followed a suit by one Pascal Etu who had sued the State Governor, David Umahi over the controversial law. Ebonyi State government had in September 2021 enacted the controversial law in an equally controversial circumstances. Apart from the House of Assembly members, no Journalist was present when the law was enacted even as there was no proof of the law going through public hearing before being…