The Nigeria Police Force, through its INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has arrested and arraigned two high-profile suspects involved in major transnational financial and cybercrimes, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by Force Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.

The first suspect, Robert Harms, a Canadian citizen, was apprehended in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme targeting Tepison Enterprises in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. The company had filed a formal complaint alleging that Harms lured them into investing $210,000 in a fake Waste-to-Energy Project in Canada after being introduced through a Polaris Bank account officer in June 2023.

According to police investigations, Harms created a counterfeit "Project Bridge Loan Agreement" and facilitated the transfer of the funds to an account in Dubai using Allah Mai Girma Bureau de Change in Abuja. Further checks revealed that Harms had no legitimate connection to VDQ-NRG Systems Limited, the Canadian company he claimed to represent, with the company's CEO denying any association with him.

INTERPOL operatives arrested Harms at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on February 7, 2025, while he was attempting to flee to Canada. He reportedly admitted to receiving the funds and breaching the investment agreement. Harms was formally charged at the Federal High Court in Uyo on April 22 and arraigned on May 9, 2025. The court has remanded him at Uyo Custodial Centre, with the next hearing scheduled for May 20.

In a separate operation, Ms. Okeke Ogechi Njaka, a suspect wanted since 2021 for multiple cybercrime and fraud offences, was re-arrested in Abuja on May 8, 2025. She faces allegations including cyberbullying, cyberstalking, obtaining money under false pretences, cheating, and breach of trust.

The case against Njaka originated from a September 2020 petition by Hajia Maryam Shehu, represented by Abuja-based law firm M.I. Tsav & Co. Investigations found that Njaka had shared explicit photos and videos of her victims across social media platforms, allegedly as part of a harassment campaign.

Declared wanted via a police bulletin in 2021, Njaka was first arrested in Anambra State in January 2025 but fled after being granted administrative bail. Her re-arrest came after a sustained intelligence-led operation. She is scheduled to be arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja today, May 13, 2025.

Additionally, Njaka's NGO, Ogechi Helping Hands Foundation, is under prosecution for allegedly defrauding the public of N452.8 million through a fraudulent medical assistance scheme. This case, involving co-defendants Emeka Ezeogbo and Tolotolo Family Foundation, is currently being heard at the Federal High Court in Abuja.