The Nigeria Police Force have arrested a Canadian Robert Harms, and a Nigerian Ms. Okeke Njaka, in separate operations involving the International Police organization (INTERPOL)
Force spokesperson ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Monday, who disclosed this said both Harms and Njaka had allegedly been linked $210,000 investment scam and a N452 million charity fraud respectively
Adejobi said Harms was arrested for alleged fraud targeting ikot Ekpene-based Tepison in Akwa Ibom State, adding that the company petitioned against the Canadian who was introduced to the company through a Polaris Bank account officer in June 2023.
He allegedly 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 pretence, Tepison Enterprises transferred $210,000 to secure a fabricated ‘capital project bond,’” the police said.
He said Harms had forged a “Project Bridge Loan Agreement”, transferred the funds through a Bureau de Change in Abuja to an account in Dubai as well as falsely claimed affiliation with VDQ-NRG Systems Limited, a claim denied by the company’s CEO.
He said INTERPOL re-arrested Njaka for cybercrimes and large-scale financial fraud.
She was first arrested in Anambra on January 4, 2025, for alleged cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and obtaining money under false pretences.
Njaka later jumped bail and went into hiding, he said, adding that “through multiple social media platforms, she distributed nude photos and videos of her victims,” the police said.
Njaka was declared wanted in 2021 via a Special Police Gazette Bulletin and was re-arrested on May 8, 2025, in Abuja.
She would be charged to the Federal High Court on Tuesday, May 13, 2025
