Lekki now hotbed of cyber crime as EFCC arrests 402 suspected internet fraudsters in three months | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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Lekki, the fast-developing upper-middle-class area of Lagos Metropolis, is emerging as the new hub of internet-related fraud, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has said.

Investigation from the activities of the Lagos Command of the anti-graft agency for the second quarter of 2021, indicated that Lekki District is the preferred location for all manner of cyber fraud syndicates.

The record showed that of the 159 suspects arrested by the Cyber Crime Section, 70 are from Lekki, comprising communities such as Ajah, Badore, Victoria Garden City, Sangotedo and Oniru. “This indicated that most of the individuals arrested are either still in school, recent graduates or university dropouts”, he stated.

 

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