Lagos: Police arrest three suspects over cybercrime, forgery, cult-related activities

Nigeria Police Force, Zone 2 Command successful Onikan, Lagos, has apprehended 3 individuals allegedly progressive successful transgression conspiracy, cyber fraud, forgery, impersonation, and cult-related activities.

Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Olohundare Jimoh confirmed the arrests successful a connection issued to journalists connected Thursday.

The statement, released by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Gbenga Afolayan, noted that the cognition resulted from sustained intelligence-led efforts targeting fraud and cybercrime crossed Lagos and Ogun states.

The arrests were made connected January 7, 2025, pursuing credible quality gathered by the Zonal Intelligence Department with the cognition focusing connected the Lekki-Ajah corridor.

According to Jimoh, the suspects, aged 24, 33, and 36, each played chiseled roles wrong a coordinated cybercrime network.

“The 24-year-old was initially intercepted on Chevron Drive portion driving a Porsche. He aboriginal admitted to engaging successful cybercrime activities. A follow-up hunt astatine his residence led to the detention of the different 2 suspects,” Jimoh said.

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