The Nigeria Police Force has vowed to continue to sustain the fight against cybercrimes and other related offenses in the country.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi revealed this via the Force Twitter handle @PoliceNG.
According to the post, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, made this known while applauding the appointment of DCP Uche Henry, Head of Cybercrime Investigation Unit, INTERPOL NCB Abuja, as the Vice Chairman of Africa Heads of Cybercrime Units.
The Inspector-General of Police charged the Police Cybercrime Investigation Unit to continually boost its capacity and be ahead of perpetrators of cybercrimes within its jurisdiction.
The IGP warns all intending cyber criminals, particularly youths, to desist from engaging in criminality but rather to channel their creativity to a productive, noble, and legal enterprise for the attainment of great and lofty heights in the nation.
“The IGP equally warns all intending cyber criminals, particularly youths, to desist from engaging in criminality but rather to channel their creativity to a productive, noble, and legal enterprise for the attainment of great and lofty heights in the nation.
“The Nigeria Police Cybercrime Investigation Unit has recorded remarkable successes in dismantling the operations of organized transnational crime syndicates and apprehending perpetrators of cybercrimes.
“Notable amongst these includes the arrest of two threat actors who through an elaborate Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme diverted the sum of 2.3million Euro belonging to a German Company to their Nigerian account.
“The Police have equally arrested suspects who specialize in generating and distributing child pornography online through the agency of the Cybercrime Unit. — Nigeria Police Force (@policeng) July 28, 2022.
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