such collaborations are key to curbing cross-border cyber threats and advancing the Force's vision of technology-driven and intelligence-led policing in Nigeria. CSP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters, Abuja. 23rd October, 2025

digital trust, and responsible use of technology. Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has reaffirmed the staunch commitment of the Force to sustained partnership with Meta and other global technology stakeholders. He noted that

(OSINT) in uncovering and dismantling organized cybercrime networks. The sessions further deepened inter-agency collaboration, emphasizing the importance of partnerships between the Police, technology companies, and civil society organizations in promoting online safety,

Police Force at the summit, enhanced their knowledge and technical expertise in understanding the structure of digital criminal enterprises, the dynamics of cross-border online fraud, the use of intelligence-led investigations, digital forensics, and Open-Source Intelligence

together law enforcement agencies, policymakers, and technology partners to foster collaboration and develop innovative approaches to tackling the ever-evolving nature of cyber threats and digital crimes. Through their engagement, officers of NPF-NCCC, who represented the Nigeria

This was demonstrated through the active participation of the Nigeria Police Force - National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) in the Meta Two-Day Summit on Online Safety, themed "The Future of Online Safety: Combating Evolving Threats," held recently in Abuja. The summit brought

PRESS RELEASE NPF STRENGTHENS CAPACITY IN CYBERCRIME COMBAT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN META ONLINE SAFETY SUMMIT The Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening institutional capacity in the fight against cybercrime and promoting a safer digital ecosystem.

CSP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, anipr, mipra Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters, Abuja. 16th October, 2025

that the Force will continue to leverage cutting-edge technology, strengthen international collaborations, and sustain diligent investigative and prosecutorial processes to dismantle organized cybercrime networks and bring perpetrators to justice.

forms of cybercrime. He emphasizes that these convictions send a strong and clear message to both local and international cybercriminal networks that Nigeria will not serve as a safe haven for cybercriminal enterprises. IGP Egbetokun further assures members of the public

convicted suspects now stands at eighty (85), as prosecution of the remaining suspects continues. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, reaffirms the unwavering commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to intensifying the fight against all

digital forensic evidence in court, twenty-one (21) of the accused persons were earlier convicted and sentenced on 1st August 2025, while an additional five (5) were convicted in September 2025. With the most recent conviction of fifty-nine (59) others, the total number of

were implicated in various cyber offences, including large-scale internet fraud, sophisticated hacking operations, and other cyber criminal activities capable of undermining Nigeria's national cybersecurity. Following meticulous investigations and the presentation of robust

The operation, which formed part of a broader national cybercrime crackdown, led to the arrest of one-hunded and thirty (130) suspects, comprising one-hundred and thirteen (113) foreign nationals of Chinese and Malaysian origin and seventeen (17) Nigerians. These individuals

uncovered in Abuja in November 2024. On Saturday, 3rd November 2024, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center, carried out a well-coordinated cyber-operation on a building located in Jahi, Abuja.

the Nigeria Police Force through its National Cybercrime Centre has recorded another milestone with the conviction of an additional fifty-nine (59) foreign nationals, in continuation of the prosecution of members of a high-profile international cybercrime syndicate

CYBERCRIME CRACKDOWN: POLICE SECURE CONVICTION OF ADDITIONAL 59 FOREIGN NATIONALS INVOLVED IN MAJOR INTERNET FRAUD SYNDICATE IN NIGERIA In furtherance of the Nigeria Police Force's sustained efforts in combating all forms of cybercrimes and safeguarding national security,

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