<< Back             Poser >> Cybercrime: FBI arrests nine suspects in Nigeria, seizes 53 electronic devices Business The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested nine suspects in Nigeria over alleged involvement in international cybercrime networks accused of defrauding victims, particularly Americans. The operation, codenamed 'Operation Blackout', also led to the seizure of 53 electronic devices and the identification of $11 million in funds potentially eligible for freezing across multiple countries. FBI Director, Kash Patel, disclosed the development in a statement shared on his official X account on Sunday. According to Patel, the operation targeted criminal networks operating scam centers across international borders to defraud unsuspecting victims and steal their life savings. “Operation Blackout is taking the fight directly to the international cybercriminal networks stealing billions from Americans,” he said. “These scam centers exploit innocent victims, steal life savings, and operate across international borders believing they are beyond the reach of law enforcement. They’re wrong.” The FBI director commended Nigerian law enforcement agencies and their partners in London for their cooperation in the operation. He also warned individuals involved in cybercrime schemes targeting Americans from abroad that they would face prosecution. The arrests formed part of a broader international crackdown on transnational scam networks operating in West Africa, involving law enforcement agencies and private-sector partners. The United States Department of Justice disclosed that the wider enforcement exercise resulted in 28 arrests across Nigeria and Ghana, alongside the seizure of hundreds of electronic devices. The operation also facilitated the removal of more than 3.7 million fraudulent online accounts, pages and groups allegedly linked to scam networks targeting victims across multiple countries. The coordinated efforts were aimed at disrupting the digital infrastructure used by cybercriminals to carry out fraud and expand their operations across national borders. Cybercrime: FBI arrests nine suspects in Nigeria, seizes 53 electronic devices Daily Post	Liberia: Low Inflation, High Cost of Living: Senator Konneh Raises Alarm Over Rising Fuel and Commodity Prices, High Interest Rates Squeezing Liberian Monrovia- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts and Audit Amara Konneh has observed that the increase in macro-economic stability in Liberia, low inflation and the… Liberia: New executive order prepares the ground for a permanent railway regulator, four years after the idea was first launched by decree MONROVIA – Liberia’s President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued a new executive order setting out how the country’s interim railway office will finish its work and hand over… Liberia: Supreme Court Full Bench Hears SRIMEX-LPRC Dispute Over Arbitration, Fuel Pricing MONROVIA – The Full Bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia is hearing a high-stakes commercial dispute between SRIMEX Oil & Gas Company and the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company… Bank of Ghana woos Asian investors with lower inflation, improved credit rating The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has urged Asian investors to take advantage of Ghana’s easing inflation, improved debt sustainability and upgraded sovereign credit rating to explore investment opportunities in the country. Cybercrime: FBI arrests nine suspects in Nigeria, seizes 53 electronic devices The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested nine suspects in Nigeria over alleged involvement in international cybercrime networks accused of defrauding victims, particularly Americans. The operation, codenamed 'Operation Blackout', also led to the seizure of 53 electronic devices and the identification of $11 million in funds potentially eligible for freezing across multiple […] Cybercrime: FBI arrests nine suspects in Nigeria, seizes 53 electronic devices Nigeria needs 9% annual growth to reduce poverty – Soludo Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says Nigeria needs an annual economic growth of at least nine per cent to significantly reduce poverty and create jobs.