The chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, recounted on Tuesday an encounter with a 17-year-old cybercrime suspect.
Speaking at the launch of a 24/7 Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk in Abuja, Mr Olukoyede said the boy, whose name was not given, demonstrated surprising computer proficiency that left him shocked.
He said the boy’s case underscores the need for societal change towards tackling the underlying motivations behind cybercriminal activities.
Mr Olukyede said he decided to engage the boy, a first-year university student studying history, to let him “demonstrate his acumen, his proficiency.”
“And I gave him my laptop. ‘How do you do this, young man?’ By the way, he is not even studying science. He is studying history. But you need to see the proficiency.
“He opened my system and without giving him my password, he decoded my system.
“And I was there, shocked. I mean, this is not funny. I mean, that shows the…