By Praise Necherem

The Department for State Security Service (DSS) has attributed the increased vulnerability of Nigeria to cybercrimes to dearth of cyber security experts and other technological means to tackle the menace.

It said internet fraud activities were more prevalent in the Southwest region of the country, especially Lagos, Ogun, Oyo states, with Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) as the highest concentration of cyber criminals in the country.

Deputy-Director of the DSS in-charge of Security in Anambra State, Mr. Yekini Ishola, made the disclosure while presenting a paper on cybercrimes and the way out, at a two-day annual security seminar organised by the Security Department of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, tagged “Developing Technological Strategy Towards Crime Reduction in Tertiary Institution.”

He said cybercrimes were not committed by an individual, but a network of criminal activities perpetrated by syndicates using what he referred to as identity theft, hacking, stocking, malicious software and other dubious means to gain access into personal information and account details.

“As a result of dearth of hitech cyber security apparatus in the country, it could be rather difficult to fight cybercrimes to a standstill. Collective responsibility is therefore required to track cyber fraudsters and their cronies,” he stressed.

The security expert also identified investigation and intelligence gathering as ways perpetrators of cybercrimes could be nailed.

While calling for concerted efforts to tackle cybercrimes in the country, Ishola however, cautioned members of the public to desist from disclosing sensitive personal information like Bank Verification Numbers, ATM pin numbers, passwords and phone numbers to unknown persons.

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DSS,SARS and EFCC have among them,some of the biggest criminal syndicates in Nigeria...
I know some yahoo plus guys who have police protection...
In Nigeria we have two groups of criminals and fraudsters...
1)The ones that have no uniform(the civilians)...
2)The ones that wear uniform (Police,SARS,EFCC,DSS,Road safety,Army,all other military and paramilitary agencies even at the Local government level)
#In conclusion,corruption(which includes fraud) is ingrained in the DNA of an average Nigerian citizen,and nothing can be done about it....
The country has to continue running in circles until the world comes to an end...

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