CRIMES COMMISSION ARREST 280 SUSPECTS OVER CYBERCRIME IN KANO

The Zonal Head said the commission had also recovered N550 million and $690,000 during the period under review, pointing out that the $690,000 were recovered at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.

Penpushing further reports that, Ezima said the commission is currently pursuing 51 cases of various offences in courts under the zone, adding that an investigation into several cases had also attained different stages of completion.

The Commission Zonal boss advised management of banks operating in the States under the zone to improve their response system in order to protect their customers from being duped by fraudsters, noting that most of the crimes were being perpetrated during weekends when banks were not operating.

“So by improving the response system of the banks, the banks can avert any attempt by such criminals to steal from someone’s account,” he said, adding that the commission had embarked on sensitisation on how to protect themselves from falling victims of MMM; wash-wash and foxy schemed, among other forms of crimes.

Penpushing also reports that, Ezima disclosed that the commission had held campaigns in Katsina State on how fraudsters operate, adding that in similar vein, the commission had planned to organise  programmes in other States under the zone and appealed to members of the public to provide the commission with useful information that would help the commission to curb such activities of fraudsters.