The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two high-profile suspects over their alleged involvement in a series of cyber and financial crimes, including a $210,000 investment scam and a N452 million charity fraud scheme.
This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Adejobi stated that the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja confirmed the arrests of Robert Harms, a Canadian national, and Ms. Okeke Njaka, a Nigerian, in separate operations coordinated by INTERPOL operatives.
Harms was arrested over a fraudulent investment scheme targeting Tepison Enterprises, a company based in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.
The statement said that acting on a petition filed by the firm, police investigations revealed that the Canadian was introduced to the company through a Polaris Bank account officer in June 2023.
According to the statement, he convinced Tepison Enterprises to invest $210,000 in a fake Waste-to-Energy Project in Canada by promising a $30,000 return within four weeks.
“Under this pretense, Tepison Enterprises transferred $210,000 to secure a fabricated ‘capital project bond,’” the police said.
The statement added that in a separate operation, INTERPOL NCB Abuja also successfully re-arrested Ms. Okeke Ogechi Njaka, who is wanted for a series of cybercrimes and fraud-related offenses, including cyberbullying, cyberstalking, obtaining money under false pretenses, cheating, and criminal breach of trust.
The case against Njaka was said to have been initiated in September 2020, following a report filed by Hajia Maryam Shehu, represented by M.I. Tsav & Co. Legal Practitioners & Notaries Public, Abuja.
Investigations revealed Njaka’s active involvement in cyberstalking and cyberbullying through multiple social media platforms, where she maliciously distributed nude photos and videos of her victims.
Njaka was reportedly declared wanted via a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued in 2021.
She was initially arrested in Anambra State on January 4, 2025, but subsequently absconded after jumping administrative bail.
Persistent intelligence-led efforts led to her re-arrest on May 8, 2025, in her hideout in Abuja. Njaka will be arraigned before the Federal High Court on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.