Police arrest X user over viral post on Opay
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested an X user, Hafsat Abubakar, over a viral post advising customers to withdraw their funds from OPay, a digital financial services platform. Police spokesman, Ani Iniedu, who made this known on Thursday in a statement, said the X user was arrested on September 4. The […] The post Police arrest X user over viral post on Opay…
The Nigeria Police Force's National Cybercrime Centre has apprehended an X user, Hafsat Abubakar, for a viral post urging OPay customers to withdraw funds. Police stated the arrest took place on September 4. The post claimed OPay would shut down on September 1 and cease all transactions. OPay refuted the claim, threatening legal action.
Police launched a digital forensic investigation and traced the post to Hafsat's X handle @haifah_er_abba. The post garnered 572,000 views in minutes. Police recovered three Apple phones from the suspect. Further investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances of the false notice's creation and dissemination, and to identify any additional suspects.
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