The Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) has announced the arrest of a suspected cyber criminal in Port Harcourt.
According to the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the arrest was made following a message received from the Hungary Police in July 2022 over the activities of a suspected fraudulent platform called “AMC Stock Experts”.
Adejobi said, “The intelligence explained how the said platform had succeeded in defrauding unsuspecting members of the global Cyber Community. Upon the receipt of this intelligence, seasoned Cybercrime Forensic and Intelligence Assets under the supervision of DCP Uche Henry, the Director NCCC, were deployed on the Case. The painstaking effort of the team led to the arrest of the suspect.”
The suspect, who is an indigene of Abua Local Government Area in Rivers State, was residing in the Iwofe area of the state. In a written statement, the suspect voluntarily confessed to creating the platform for fraudulent purposes.
Adejobi added, “Efforts are being intensified to apprehend other members and affiliates of the criminal venture.”
The Inspector-General of Police (IG-P), Mr Usman Baba, has called on the public to be wary of phantom and unverified investment platforms and schemes. He also advised the public to take advantage of the e-reporting portal of the Police to register their complaints for immediate intervention on fraud related cases.
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