Airtel Nigeria’s artificial intelligence (AI) spam alert service has intercepted over 9.6 million suspicious text messages on its network between March 13 and May 20, 2025.
According to a statement from the telecommunication company, the flagged messages comprised 528,080 originating from Airtel users and 9,138,928 from off-network sources.
The launch of the Spam Alert Service marked a significant step by a Nigerian telecom operator to address rising concerns over mobile fraud.
