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About 130 foreigners have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, for alleged high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities against the national security.
The foreign nationals who are majorly Chinese and Malaysian consist of 87 males and 26 females were arrested in Jahi area of Abuja.
A statement by the Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Sunday, said 17 others arrested were identified as Nigerians.
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The statement reads partly: “This strategic operation was conducted through a coordinated raid on a building at the Next Cash and Carry area of Jahi, Abuja, where the suspects were reportedly using computers and other sophisticated devices to facilitate criminal activities.
“The operation which was led by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police for Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, AIG Benneth Igweh, on Saturday, 3rd November 2024, comprised officers of the Nigeria Police Force Zone 7 Command Abuja and the National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC).
“We are investigating the matter and scientifically analysing the exhibits recovered from them. The suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of our investigations.”
In another news, the Police in South Africa stated on Sunday that 225 illegal miners had been apprehended after they were forced to leave an abandoned mine shaft, unable to sustain themselves due to insufficient food and water.
The miners, commonly referred to as “zama zamas” or “those who try” in the Zulu language, ascended from an unused shaft in Orkney, a town steeped in gold mining history, located in North West Province’s Klerksdorp district.
According to a police spokesperson in a statement to AFP on Sunday, the men were arrested by law enforcement.
The men were driven out “as a result of starvation and dehydration,” police said, explaining that security agencies had blocked routes previously used by accomplices to supply the miners with food and water.
Police added that they were still monitoring the abandoned mine shafts “as more and more illegal miners resurface”.
“These 225 illegal miners are part of others believed to be hundreds if not a thousand illegal miners who are stuck underground,” a statement issued late on Saturday said.
