Nigeria, Africa’s largest telecom market, has arrested more than 500 people for alleged cybercrimes and jailed 288 convicted cybercriminals in the past 10 years. A phenomenal penetration of broadband Internet in the country is said to be behind the upsurge in Internet crimes targeting the financial sector. Fears are high that the whole African region is set to face new and increased attacks due to the rise in Internet accessibility by the introduction of new cables. Zambia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have launched vigorous campaigns to educate consumers about cybercrime.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2131576/nigeria-works-to-revamp-cybercrime-enforcement.html