Eko Hot Blog reports that two suspected cybercriminals have asserted that a police officer, Innocent Idi, subjected them to physical harm and gunfire in connection with a dispute over N44 million obtained through fraudulent means in Benin City, Edo State. Endurance Ojo and Nelson, identified as the victims, reportedly experienced an alleged assault by Innocent … Read more
A Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced one Ayeni Oluwatofunmi, 25, to the Correctional Centre, for impersonation and offences bordering on cybercrime. Oluwatofunmi is alleged to have impersonated a white American lady, Daina Patrick, to swindle unsuspecting victims. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured … Read more
Three Nigerian Men Charged For Alleged Romance Scam In Ireland Ekohotblog, September 21, 2020… Three Nigerian men have been declared the first people in Irish history to be charged over alleged romance scam. The three Nigerian charged over alleged cyber crime were, Rasak Sanni Sadu, Omawale Olamide Owalabi and Samson Ajayi. According to reports, they were … Read more
The Federal Government on Monday docked four civil servants and a businessman at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged cybercrime, known as Yahoo Yahoo. The civil servants, Anthony Odo, Babatunde Oladipo, Samuel Enwerem and Joy Wright, were said to be employees of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the Nigeria Space Research and Development Agency … Read more
A high court sitting in Osun State, on Monday, July 13, 2020, convicted an internet fraudster, identified as Timileyin Awojodu, for defrauding an American citizen of the sum of $2,500. The suspect was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who alleged that the suspect, Timileyin had posed as an international personality ‘Troy … Read more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has listed 6 Nigerians nationals among its most-wanted cyber criminals. The six Nigerians listed on the FBI website among Cyber Most Wanted are Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Felix Osilama Okpoh, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, Nnamdi Orson Benson and Michael Olorunyomi. In a statement on the micro-blogging site, Twitter … Read more
A member representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Dachung Bago has urged the EFCC not to spare anyone caught in cybercrime activities, noting that cybercrime laws were sufficient to deal with culprits. He said that ‘Yahoo yahoo’ boys in Nigeria make more money through cybercrime activities. The lawmaker who … Read more