The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has described as alarming the level of cybercrime activities in the country.
Speaking during a conference organized by the Cyber Security Experts of Nigeria (CSEAN) with the theme: “The Future of Cyber Security in Nigeria’s Digital Transformation” on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, he said the conference was not only timely but necessary, considering the rise in the trends of cybercrimes across the globe and Nigeria in particular.
Bawa, who was represented by the acting Head of Cyber Crimes Section, CCS, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Command, Suleiman Jijiwa, stated that the Commission, as at September 2021, had recorded about 978 (Nine Hundred and Seventy-eight) convictions, out of which 80% was connected to cybercrimes and cybercrime-related offences.