The suspects. Photo credit: Police
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has arrested a suspected online romance scammer, Abdulwajeed Abdullahi, for allegedly defrauding victims of N3.5m and $1,500 and attempting to extort a woman by threatening to release her nude photographs and videos.
The suspect, who allegedly operated online under the pseudonym “Captain Junaid,” was arrested at his residence in Kano State on August 4, 2026, following an investigation into a petition by a female victim.
The Director, Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Center, AIG Akaninyene Ezima, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday.
Ezima said the investigation began after a petition dated July 28, 2026, from a female complainant, who alleged that the suspect had engaged her in an online romantic relationship before allegedly demanding $3,000 and threatening to publish her intimate materials.
