The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has revealed that Nigeria currently ranks third globally in cybercrime, behind the UK and the U.S. Indeed, there is an upsurge of cybercrime in Nigeria. The country is ranked third in global internet crime after the United States of America and United Kingdom while 7.5 per cent of the world’s hackers are said to be Nigerians. Nigeria ranks 3rd globally in Cybercrime ‘Yahoo Yahoo’.
This was made known by NCC’s Chief Executive Officer, Professor Umar Danbatta, on Tuesday at the ongoing 2017 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos. The theme of the conference was: “African Business: Penetrating through Institution Building”.
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At a breakout session with the sub-theme: “The Business of Cyber Law, Internet Policy and Privacy Rights” moderated by Augustine Alegeh (SAN) a former NBA President, Danbatta said the number of internet users in Nigeria has hit 91.6 million.
He said, “About N127 billion was the estimated loss to cybercrime in Nigeria in 2015; Nigeria ranks third in global internet crimes behind the UK and U.S. A critical factor militating against Africa’s economic resurgence is the weakness of its institutions.
“Nigeria ranks 169 out of 199 on the World Bank’s ease of doing business rankings; we are in a middle of a revolution and the rise of what we call the networked society. The NCC stipulates the laws of engagement that will make the cyberspace safe and ensure the confidence as well as the safety of the cyberspace,” Danbatta, a panelist, said.
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“There are benefits and risks of the use of cyberspace and both has to be properly managed,” he added.
According to survey, below are the top cities where you can find most of these con men in Nigeria. See below for a standard order from the least to the top.
Abuja – Abeokuta, Ogun State – Kaduna, Kaduna State – Awka, Anambra State – Enugu, Enugu State – Owerri, Imo State – Warri, Delta State – Port Harcourt, Rivers State – Benin City, Edo State and Lagos state, which happens to be the headquarters of Internet Fraudsters in Nigeria. Virtually every corner of Lagos, from Lekki to the mainlands, has these con men who refer to themselves as “Gee Boys” meaning guys with swags and knows what’s up!
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