Nigeria, May 7 -- The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has uncovered a major financial crime network involving the diversion of over N713.9 million from customers' accounts, leading to the arrest of two suspects.

According to a statement by police spokesperson Anthony Placid, the breakthrough was recorded "through the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU)" following "a complaint from a financial institution in Nigeria, which reported a series of unauthorised debits linked to security breaches associated with a third-party platform."

Acting on the report, Mr Placid said operatives "deployed advanced investigative and digital forensic techniques," which revealed that 15 customers' accounts were compromised, with funds swiftly funnelled throu...