INTERPOL Arrests Nigerian Woman After 4 Years On Wanted List
…Nabs Canadian Accused Of $210,000 Fraud
Nigeria’s INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) has arrested two high-profile suspects linked to separate cases of cybercrime and financial fraud after four years of investigations.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, on Tuesday, disclosed that INTERPOL re-arrested Ms. Okeke Ogechi Njaka on May 8, 2025, at a hideout in Abuja.
Njaka had allegedly jumped administrative bail after her initial arrest on January 4, 2025, in Anambra State, based on a petition filed by Hajia Maryam Shehu through M.I. Tsav & Co. Legal Practitioners & Notaries Public.
The complaint alleged “cyberbullying, cyberstalking, obtaining money under false pretences, cheating, and criminal breach of trust”.
Muyiwa confirmed that Investigations revealed that Njaka had been distributing nude photos and videos of her victims across various social media platforms.
Adejobi stated that Njaka had been declared wanted via a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued in 2021, adding that she is now scheduled for arraignment at the Federal High Court on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
In addition to personal charges, Njaka’s NGO, “Ogechi Helping Hands Foundation”, is also facing prosecution alongside “Emeka Ezeogbo and the Tolotolo Family Foundation”.
The organisation is accused of fraudulently obtaining N452,821,982 in a medical assistance scam, now being prosecuted before the Federal High Court in Abuja.
In a separate case, INTERPOL NCB Abuja arrested Canadian national Robert Harms on February 7, 2025, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport while attempting to flee to Canada.
Harms is accused of defrauding “Tepison Enterprises, located in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, of $210,000”.
The fraud was allegedly executed under the guise of an investment in a fictitious Waste-to-Energy Project in Canada.
Muyiwa said he was introduced to the company through a “Polaris Bank account officer in June 2023”.
“Acting on false pretences,” Adejobi said, “Harms persuaded the firm to transfer funds for a capital project bond, promising a return of $30,000 within four weeks—returns that never materialised.”
Further investigation revealed that Harms fabricated a fake Project Bridge Loan Agreement and routed the funds through Allah Mai Girma Bureau de Change in Abuja to an account in Dubai.
The police confirmed that VDQ-NRG Systems Limited, the Canadian firm Harms claimed to represent, had no ties to him.
Muyiwa said the company’s CEO denied knowledge of Harms when contacted, and Harms reportedly admitted to receiving the funds and violating the investment terms.
Formal charges were filed against him at the Federal High Court in Uyo on April 22, 2025, and was subsequently arraigned on May 9, 2025, and remanded at the Uyo Custodial Centre.
“The case is set to resume on May 20, 2025”, Muyiwa noted.
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, reiterated his commitment to tackling financial crimes that cross borders.
The force urged the public to conduct due diligence before entering high-value international agreements and to promptly report any suspicious financial activities to law enforcement.
INTERPOL Arrests Nigerian Woman After 4 Years On Wanted List is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
