Court convicts, fines 59 foreign nationals N1m each for cybercrime

EditorOctober 15, 202506 mins

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted 59 foreign hackers and ordered each of them to pay the sum of N1million. Justice Ekerete Akpan, in his judgment, alternatively ordered them to serve a one-year jail term. The judgment followed the convicts’ plea bargain deal with the Nigerian Police Force, the prosecuting agency. The…

Court remands 13 Chinese nationals over alleged cybercrime, fraud

EditorJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 202503 mins

Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday remanded 13 Chinese nationals in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services over allegations of cybercrime, impersonation and fraud. Justice Dipeolu ordered that the foreigners be kept behind bars after their arraignment alongside a company, Genting International Co. Limited on 13 different charges…