NPF-NCCC Arrests Nine in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) arrested nine suspects in three operations aimed at online investment fraud, romance scams, identity theft, sextortion, and money laundering. Assistant Inspector-General of Police Akaninyene Ezima announced the arrests on Friday in Abuja.
The operations took place in Delta and Lagos states, following intelligence sharing with international agencies including the UK's National Crime Agency, Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office. Four suspects (Ojei Divine, Godwin Umerin, Edema Bright, and Peter Kpamichukwu Okoh) were apprehended in Delta state for allegedly targeting victims in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Divine impersonated investment traders, while Bright, a Delta State University student, was involved in sextortion and cryptocurrency fraud. In a separate investigation, Uka Chidiebere Gerald and Kenneth Ufuophu were arrested for romance fraud targeting elderly Canadians, with one victim losing over CA$200,000.
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