By our reporter
The Nigeria Police Force’s National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has uncovered a sophisticated cyber-enabled fraud syndicate responsible for diverting a telecommunications company’s airtime and data resources, resulting in an estimated financial loss of over ₦7.7 billion.
The suspects, identified as Ahmad Bala, Karibu Mohammed Shehu, Umar Habib, Obinna Ananaba, Ibrahim Shehu, and Masa’ud Sa’ad, were arrested in coordinated operations in Kano, Katsina, and Abuja.
Recovered assets include two residential houses in Kano, two mini-plazas, GSM and laptop retail outlets containing over 400 laptops and 1,000 mobile phones, and a Toyota RAV4 vehicle. Substantial sums of money have also been traced to the suspects’ bank accounts.
The police investigation revealed that internal staff login credentials were compromised, granting unauthorized access to the company’s core infrastructure.
The suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
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