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“6 out of 10 university students are into cybercrime” – EFCC 

Aminu Imam
EFCC boss on Yahoo Yahoo

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised concern that about six in every 10 university students in Nigeria are involved in cybercrime. He made the remark yesterday at the opening of the 8th biennial conference of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria (COPSUN), held in Kano. The theme of the event was: “Unlocking the potentials of artificial intelligence: University governance, internationalisation and rankings”. The EFCC chairman said recent field operations by the commission revealed widespread involvement of undergraduates in internet fraud…

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70% of Nigerian university students are Internet fraudsters – EFCC chairman

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has labelled 70 per cent of Nigerian university students as internet fraudsters. According to a statement on the anti-corruption agencys X (formerly Twitter) page, the EFCC boss disclosed this while speaking on Monday with a delegation from Daar Communication Plc, at EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. Olukoyede had described internet-related crimes as a menace and cankerworm in society. According to him, It is worrisome that seven out of 10 students today are involved in cyber-crimes, indicating that 70 percent of Nigerian…

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