The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Robert Harms, a Canadian national, and Okeke Ogechi Njaka, a Nigerian blogger, over alleged involvement in high-profile financial and cybercrime-related offences.
According to a statement released on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, Harms was apprehended by INTERPOL operatives at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in February 2025 while attempting to flee to Canada.
Harms is accused of fraudulently inducing Tepison Enterprises, a Nigerian company, to invest $210,000 in a fictitious project supposedly based in Canada.
“Investigations revealed that Harms fabricated a fraudulent Project Bridge Loan Agreement and orchestrated the transfer of the funds to an account in Dubai via Allah Mai Girma Bureau de Change in Abuja,” the police said.
Further findings showed that Harms had no legitimate ties to VDQ-NRG Systems Limited, the Canadian company he claimed to represent. The CEO of VDQ-NRG, when contacted by authorities, denied any affiliation with Harms.
Harms reportedly admitted to receiving the funds and breaching the terms of the investment agreement. He was formally charged at the Federal High Court in Uyo on April 22, 2025, and arraigned on May 9, where he was remanded at the Uyo Custodial Centre. The case has been adjourned to May 20, 2025.
In a related development, the police also confirmed the re-arrest of Okeke Ogechi Njaka, a Nigerian blogger, over allegations of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and obtaining money under false pretences.
Njaka was first arrested in January 2025, charged, and granted bail — but allegedly jumped bail and went into hiding.
“Persistent intelligence-led efforts led to her re-arrest on May 8, 2025, at her hideout in Abuja,” Adejobi said.
She is scheduled to be arraigned at the Federal High Court on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Njaka’s non-governmental organisation, Ogechi Helping Hands Foundation, is also under prosecution for allegedly defrauding the public in a medical assistance scam amounting to ₦452,821,982.
The foundation, along with co-defendants Emeka Ezeogbo and the Tolotolo Family Foundation, is currently facing trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The Nigeria Police says it remains committed to tackling financial and cybercrime, and urged the public to be vigilant against fraudulent schemes masquerading as charitable or investment opportunities.
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