The Jamaican anti-graft agency said investigation into the cybersecurity attack was still ongoing.

Victor Olorunfemi


Two Nigerians have been arrested in Lagos for allegedly duping the Jamaican government of one million dollars.

The arrest was led by the country’s Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

According to Loop News, the two men were detained in their residence in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos following an investigation into the involvement of an international cyber group raced to Nigeria in the cyber fraud.

The three agencies subsequently coordinated an arrest warrant secured through international collaboration.

MOCA’s director of communications major Basil Jarrett said the agency had in 2023 received a complaint from the National Water Commission over an attempt to defraud them of over one million dollars through a business email compromise which had illegally routed the funds to the criminals.

Meanwhile, MOCA immediately launched an international investigation into the matter alongside US federal law enforcement partners which ultimately resulted in the stolen funds being seized while the majority of it was returned and also led to the location of the two perpetrators in Nigeria.

“MOCA, in collaboration with its US federal law enforcement partners, launched an intensive, international cyber investigation into the attack, resulting in the monies being frozen and ultimately, the majority of it being returned,” Mr Jarret said in a statement released by MOCA.

“This outcome not only highlights the resilience and preparedness of our cybersecurity defences but also underscores the critical importance of international cooperation in addressing cyber threats,” he added while also commending NWC quick steps following the incident.

Meanwhile, MOCA noted that investigation into the cybersecurity attack was still ongoing as the agency suspected that other individuals might be involved in the sophisticated cyber fraud scheme.

https://gazettengr.com/fbi-efcc-nab-two-lagosians-for-stealing-1-million-from-jamaican-government/

And they too will be criticizing the government

Haaaa...nawao

These guys are more than Smart, it's not eazy to scam govt of a country to the tune of 1.5B
I bet if US was not involved they wouldn't have been caught.

one million dollars is huge! They must be big ballers.

.. with one million dollars in my coffer, I can easily become the governor of my state. I only need a little less than 300,000 votes to win election.

I pray a day will come when all this short sighted pea brain citizens will realize how destructive the stigma 'yahoo' has wrecked on our country.
It's a shame.

A country who neglected the youth with potential, the youth now Yahoo using the talent to commit crime

Smh.. Committing crime wasn't the way out... They deserve a jail terms

But when whooping 90% of young people are jobless what do you expect??

Na wa o.
How these boys dey do am sef?

Send them.to life imprisonment

Wao

If these guys are so brilliant they can dupe a whole government $1 million, if they channel their energy positively, they go still make millions of Dollars

I blame the society that failed to give them right values

Maybe hunger

We don go Inter-Gorvernmental

They should be jailed for life. They made legit hustlers look foolish.

1 million what now?!!

From a whole nation's government!


Nobody's money is really safe from these infidels with I.T skills.

Trimjos:



When they re not minîng skúlls, they re raping or defrauding people of their hard earned money

Let them mention the name first before u start throwing stones. Awon eyan B-Lord and Cubana.

One thing I like about Yahoo Boys is how STUPID they are.

Their ways are NOT pure and their source of wealth is QUESTIONABLE yet they ALL choose to live in highbrow areas. And lead LAVISH lifestyles when they cannot point to a legitimate job or business that funds that lifestyle.

Hushpuppy is the GRANDMASTER of the dumbest of the dumb ones.

A USELESS scammer trying to be an influencer.

If not for the involvement of FBI and MOCA, these crooks would be sitting somewhere in Lekki enjoying their heist and forming big boys.

Everyday, Nigerians, ordinary struggling citizens, are scammed of their meagre savings either by fraudsters or policemen using KNOWN POS operators. As easy as it is to trace the scammers, the security agencies and the banks will frustrate every effort to track them.

Shame on the police, EFCC and the entire judicial system.

Emmanuella Replies Danilson Igwe: I eat balanced diet, I have my own car, I don't use android phone and I'm nobody's puppet.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8oaiie5jQ?si=L-E8Zs66zkNc634e

When would EFCC start arresting public officers/servants......

Checking out

Na dem fraudsters

Dem dey steal hard earn money of people around the world. Making a lot of people cry and lost their savings

They called themselves yahoo boys. Karma always ring on their kids

I know fraud isn't good but this guys are legends 1 million dollar no be chides..

No be by cho cho cho show workings

Actually it must be a higher syndicate to have defrauded a government.
Highly disappointed no names attached.
Your guess is as good as mine about those who are involved.
Dem no dey carry last.

This is something I always tell people. Whether or not you show off your money on social media, if you are into fraud, someday, you will traced and picked up. This is certain.

BTW, those boys have guts to think they can dope a government $1 million and get away with it. Do you know the amount of barrels of crude oil Nigeria has to sell to make that money? These men get mind!

Steal one million from a poor country and they’ll spend 500k to catch you

There’s Nothing Nigerians won’t do for money. It’s even worse now that we have broad daylight thieves as our political leaders.
God have mercy on us all.

If they had succeed in getting away with it, they will go and shut down quliox

Ok