
A woman, Hafsat Abubakar, was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre for circulating a fake notice announcing the shutdown of OPay's operations.
The woman expressed regret, admitting she failed to verify the information before posting it online, and later deleted the post and issued a public apology.
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