Lekki Now Hotspot Of Cyber Crime In Nigeria — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has designated the Lekki neighborhood of Lagos State as a cybercrime hotspot in Nigeria.
The anti-graft agency announced this in a Facebook post on Friday.
“Lekki, the fast-developing upper middle-class area of Lagos Metropolis, is emerging as the new hub of internet-related fraud.
“Data from the investigation activities of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the second quarter of 2021, indicates that Lekki District is the preferred location for all manner of cyber fraud syndicates.
“Between April and June, 2021, the Advance Fee Fraud and Cyber Crime Sections of the Command recorded a total of 402 internet-related fraud arrests. While the Advance Fee Fraud Section was responsible for 243 arrests, the Cyber Crime Section executed 18 sting operations which resulted in 159 arrests, from which 13 convictions have so far been recorded,” the agency said.
