Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has trained 192 officers in digital forensic intelligence as part of efforts to step up the fight against cybercrime.
The six-week specialised programme, held from July 9 to August 15, 2025, was organised in partnership with Radio Tactics Group Limited. Officers were drawn from all 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and 10 specialised police formations.
Force spokesperson DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the training, known as the Athena Forensic Intelligence Solution (AFIS), was designed to improve how police gather and use digital evidence.
According to him, experts from the National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) and Radio Tactics taught officers how to:
• Identify cyber threats
• Extract and process data from SIM cards, GPS devices, satellite phones, and other mobile gadgets
• Use biometric capture and forensic “hotlisting” to link intelligence with investigations
Adejobi noted that these skills will give the Force greater capacity to tackle complex cybercrime cases across the country.
Cybercrime Arrests
In a related operation, NPF-NCCC operatives arrested three suspects — Gbenga Samuel, Dele Titus, and Olalekan Oke — in Abuja and Lagos for alleged cyberstalking, identity theft, and online fraud.
The suspects were accused of hacking into a victim’s WhatsApp account on July 18, 2025, threatening to leak sensitive information, and demanding a ransom of ₦3 million.
“Detailed forensic analysis led to their arrest, recovery of the account, and the discovery of an organised crime ring,” Adejobi said.
The police reaffirmed their commitment to using modern technology and intelligence to crack down on online fraud and protect Nigerians from cyber-related crimes.