Police Arrest Six for Hacking Telecom Firm, Diverting N7.7bn Airtime, Data
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 28/01/2026
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspects accused of hacking into a major telecommunications company’s core systems to divert airtime and mobile data worth N7.7 billion.Force Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.According to the police, the suspects gained unauthorized access to the telecom operator’s internal networks, enabling them to manipulate and siphon large volumes of airtime credit and data bundles for illegal profit.The specific telecom company involved was not named in the initial (…)
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