Nigeria: Opay Shutdown – Arrested Woman Admits Sharing Unverified Notice

A woman arrested by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) for allegedly circulating a fake notice announcing the shutdown of OPay’s operations has expressed regret, admitting that she failed to verify the information before sharing it.

The suspect, identified as Hafsat Abubakar, said she deleted the post and issued a public apology after OPay drew her attention to the publication on its official social media platforms.

Abubakar spoke in a video recorded yesterday while she…