{"id":405587,"date":"2018-03-03T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T15:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=405587"},"modified":"2018-03-03T15:29:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T15:29:49","slug":"22-nigerians-one-ghanaian-arrested-for-cyber-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/22-nigerians-one-ghanaian-arrested-for-cyber-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Nigerians, one Ghanaian arrested for cyber-crime"},"content":{"rendered":"

The police have arrested 22 Nigerians for allegedly engaging in cyber-crime.<\/p>\n

According to the police a Ghanaian taxi driver, believed to be an accomplice, was also arrested.<\/p>\n

They were nabbed at their hideout at Oyarifa in Accra.<\/p>\n

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The Police told Citi News<\/strong> that they are processing the suspects for court and will ensure that they are repatriated in coming days.<\/p>\n

The police believed that the repatriation is in the right direction and will help reduce the level of crime in the country.<\/p>\n

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Cyber-crime to cost Ghana $100m in 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

An information security expert had earlier told Citi News<\/strong> that Ghanaian businesses stand to lose 100 million dollars<\/strong><\/a><\/span> from cyber-crime in 2018, if pragmatic measures are not put in place to minimize it.<\/p>\n

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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

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\u201cBusinesses in Ghana stand to lose nearly 100 million dollars to cyber-crime. That\u2019s why everyone needs to sit up and implement effective measures of counter cyber-crime,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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