FBI arrests nine in Nigeria, identifies $11m in potentially freezable funds – Patel

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Kash Patel, has said the agency’s operation against international criminal networks resulted in nine arrests and the identification of $11 million in potentially freezable funds across multiple countries, including Nigeria. Patel disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X account on Sunday. According to him, the FBI’s Operation Blackout has helped clamp down directly on international cybercriminal networks accused of stealing billions of dollars from Americans. In addition to the nine arrests, Patel said the operation led to the seizure of 53 electronic devices in Nigeria. He also commended Nigerian law enforcement agen...