The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Canadian national Robert Harms and Nigerian Ms. Okeke Njaka for alleged involvement in cyber and financial crimes totaling $210,000 and ₦452 million.
Force spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this Tuesday, saying INTERPOL operatives in Abuja carried out the arrests in separate operations.
Harms allegedly deceived Tepison Enterprises, based in Ikot Ekpene, into investing $210,000 in a fake Canadian Waste-to-Energy project. “Under this pretence, Tepison Enterprises transferred $210,000 to secure a fabricated ‘capital project bond,’” the police said.
Investigators revealed Harms forged a “Project Bridge Loan Agreement” and funneled the money to Dubai via a Bureau de Change. He falsely claimed links to VDQ-NRG Systems Limited, which the company’s CEO denied.
Njaka, re-arrested on May 8, 2025, is accused of cyberbullying and a ₦452m charity fraud via her NGO. She will be arraigned in Abuja alongside her co-defendants.
The police urged public vigilance against online fraud.