The Nigeria Police Force, through its INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has arrested two high-profile suspects linked to major cases of investment fraud and cybercrime, amounting to $210,000 and ₦452,821,982.
Force PRO ACP Muyiwa Adejobi revealed that the arrests underscore the Police Force’s ongoing efforts to dismantle financial and cybercrime syndicates across borders.
One of the suspects, Canadian national Robert Harms, was arrested for duping Tepison Enterprises in Akwa Ibom of $210,000 in a fake Waste-to-Energy investment scheme. Introduced by a Polaris Bank staffer in mid-2023, Harms convinced the company to invest in a bogus project in Canada, promising a $30,000 return in four weeks. Instead, he forged documents, funneled the money to Dubai via a bureau de change in Abuja, and had no actual ties to the Canadian firm he claimed to represent.
Harms was arrested by INTERPOL operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on February 7, 2025, while attempting to flee to Canada. He confessed to receiving the funds and violating the agreement. He was arraigned in Uyo on May 9 and remains in custody until the next hearing on May 20.
In a separate operation, Ms. Okeke Ogechi Njaka was re-arrested in Abuja on May 8, 2025, after evading justice since January. She faces charges of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and defrauding victims through fake medical assistance campaigns.
Njaka had earlier been declared wanted after reportedly sharing nude photos and videos of victims online and soliciting funds under false pretenses. Her NGO, Ogechi Helping Hands Foundation, is accused of scamming Nigerians out of nearly ₦453 million in collaboration with Emeka Ezeogbo and the Tolotolo Family Foundation. She will be arraigned on May 13.
Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun reiterated the Force’s commitment to tackling transnational cyber and financial crimes and urged the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity.