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FBI Arrests Nine In Nigeria Over Cyber Crime, Seizes 53 Electronic Devices

By Attah Ede 

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI has announced that, it has arrested nine(9)suspects in connection with scam centres across Nigeria.

The  FBI Director, Kash Patel announced this in a statement on Monday via the agency’s verified Instagram.

Patel disclosed that a total of $11 million in potentially freezable funds have also been identified across multiple countries.

According to Patel, the suspects who operate in the unmentioned scam centers in Nigeria 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 noted.

He commended the Nigerian law enforcement and its partners in London for their outstanding cooperation.

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