Police allay fears of Cyber Attack, Phishing.
*Asks Public to Disregard Trending Messages on 5G Migration.
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) hereby warned members of the public and strategic stakeholders in national security matters to be wary of a suspected ploy by subversive elements to prepare the ground for likely phishing and cyber-attacks.
The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO CSP Adejobi Olumuyiwa in a statement made available to Treasuretimes on Wednesday in LoKoja urged the public to discard the false publication and dissemination of a WhatsApp message, currently in circulation.
The PPRO said the negative publicity which is said to have emanated from the Cybercrime Department of the Nigeria Police Force informing the public of the commencement and warning of possible breaches in the migration protocols to the 5G network services is false and of no effect.
The Director , NPF-NCCC, DCP Uche Ifeanyi Henry, disclosed that the message did not emanate from the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre and therefore warn the general public to be wary as it is likely to be the handiwork of cyber criminals setting the grounds to fleece innocent and unsuspecting members of the public of their monies or to steal their identities.
“The general public is hereby advised to discountenance the broadcast message and cease sharing such, as it is deceptive and misleading.
He explained that genuine guidelines on the roll-out and migration to the 5G network will be available in due time on authorized websites and verified social media handles of the NPF-NCCC, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Telecom Companies, and other communication service providers.
