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Nearly 30 Arrested as Africa-Wide Cybercrime Crackdown Removes 3.7 Million Accounts

Nearly 30 suspected fraudsters have been arrested in Ghana and Nigeria, while 3.7 million online profiles and accounts have been taken down in an international operation targeting cybercrime networks operating across Africa. The crackdown, coordinated through an initiative hosted by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), targeted criminal groups accused of using social media…

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Ex-nominated MCA arraigned over Ksh 363M fraud scheme

Former company director and ex-nominated Member of the County Assembly (MCA) Salim Mohamed Busaidy was on Wednesday arraigned before a Nairobi court over an alleged fraud scheme involving Ksh 363.4 million belonging to First Assurance Investment Company Limited. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Busaidy served as a…