Three Nigerians have been arrested by the Nigeria Police
Cybercrime Unit domiciled with the INTERPOL National Central Bureau
(NCB), Abuja over allegations of cybercrime.
Force spokesperson, Frank Mba,
announced on Thursday, November 19, 2020 that Onwuka
Emmanuel Chidiebere, Ikechukwu
Ohanedozie, and Onuegwu Ifeanyi were
arrested by the unit following reliable intelligence reports.
He said a report received from the INTERPOL Cybercrime
Directorate in Singapore showed that Nigerian cyber gangs were
responsible for global attacks including mass email phishing
campaigns, and distribution of malwares aimed at stealing
authentication data from browsers and email headers.
Mba said findings have already revealed Ifeanyi
specialised in creating, designing, and selling of phishing links,
and hosting malwares on a website used by the gang for phishing and
hacking purposes.
The 35-year-old is accused of collecting charges
running into several millions of naira from other fraudsters he
mentors and improves their phishing capabilities.
Chidiebere, 32, is accused of specialising in business
email compromise and hacking.
Mba said the Imo State University graduate was caught
with a laptop computer on which over 50,000 email accounts and
websites including passwords of various individuals and corporate
entities from across the world were discovered through a
comprehensive forensic analysis.
He’s also accused of recruiting 34-year-old Ohanedozie,
a fellow Imo State University graduate, into the gang.
Ohanedozie is accused of sorting and profiling email
accounts to determine financial strengths of prospective victims,
and passing on information obtained to Chidiebere.
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“All the suspects will be charged to court on
conclusion of investigation and prosecuted in line with the
Cybercrime Prevention/Prohibition Act, 2015,” Mba said.
The news of the trio’s arrest came at the same time the Force
launched a cybercrime reporting portal to advance its crackdown on
internet fraud.
Mba said members of the public can make reports against
fraudsters at https://incb.police.gov.ng/.
The portal caters to complaints about cybercrime and
can be used by victims or complainants from any part of the
world.
The portal is part of efforts to ensure ease of
reportage that will enable prompt investigation, arrest, and
prosecution of fraudsters, according to the Force spokesperson.
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed
Adamu, said the Force will protect Nigeria’s cyber space
and bring all cyber criminals to book.
He also assured members of the public that all reports and
complaints made to the Police through the portal will be
protected.
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