Bank hacking kingpin, Chima Nwigwe, three others arrested in Abuja

Dele Oyewale, Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC announced the smashing of the syndicate in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday.

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According to the statement, members of the syndicate were arrested by EFCC operatives in a sting operation in Abuja.

Their arrest followed actionable intelligence about their suspected involvement in hacking, compromising databases of commercial banks, thereby causing fraudulent transfers and withdrawals through different digital platforms, the anti-graft agency said in the statement.