{"id":469543,"date":"2018-03-03T20:06:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T20:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/03\/03\/22-nigerians-one-ghanaian-arrested-for-cyber-crime\/"},"modified":"2018-03-03T20:06:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T20:06:49","slug":"22-nigerians-one-ghanaian-arrested-for-cyber-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/03\/03\/22-nigerians-one-ghanaian-arrested-for-cyber-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Nigerians, one Ghanaian arrested for cyber-crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Saturday,  3 March 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-03-03<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/54570041.295.jpg\" alt=\"Nigerian Cyber Crime Guys11\" title=\"Nigerian Cyber Crime Guys11\" width=\"295\" height=\"157\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The suspects were nabbed at their hideout at Oyarifa in Accra<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1520107609_997_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The police have arrested 22 Nigerians for allegedly engaging in cyber-crime.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police a Ghanaian taxi driver, believed to be an accomplice, was also arrested.<\/p>\n<p>They were nabbed at their hideout at Oyarifa in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The Police told Citi News that they are processing the suspects for court and will ensure that they are repatriated in coming days.<\/p>\n<p>The police believed that the repatriation is in the right direction and will help reduce the level of crime in the country.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cyber-crime to cost Ghana $100m in 2018<\/b><\/p>\n<p>An information security expert had earlier told Citi News that Ghanaian businesses stand to lose 100 million dollars from cyber-crime in 2018, if pragmatic measures are not put in place to minimize it.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Managing Partner at cybersecurity firm, Delta 3 International, Del Aden, the incidence of cyber-crime in Ghana will continue to rise unless businesses put effective counter measures in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusinesses in Ghana stand to lose nearly 100 million dollars to cyber-crime. 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According to the police a Ghanaian taxi driver, believed to be an accomplice, was also arrested. 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