The Nigeria Police Force, Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested three men suspected of cybercrime, fraud, forgery, impersonation, and cult activities, seizing laptops, phones, a toy gun, and counterfeit U.S. dollars.
The operation, led by AIG Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, followed credible intelligence received by detectives from the Zonal Intelligence Department on January 7, 2026.
Officers intercepted 24-year-old Tega Emmanuel along Chevron Drive, Lekki−Ajah, while he was driving a Porsche. A subsequent search at his residence led to the arrests of 33-year-old Jacob Olatunde and 36-year-old Gift Okubakpere.
During questioning, Emmanuel admitted coordinating cyber fraud, romance scams, and generating fraudulent accounts.
Olatunde confessed to managing illicit financial transactions, while Okubakpere oversaw cryptocurrency-related scams on Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, and online banking platforms.
Investigators recovered key evidence, including three HP laptops, a MacBook laptop, two MacBook tablets, nine iPhones, six international passports, Lagos State vehicle plates, three dealer plates, military camouflage, a mini printer, a toy pistol reportedly used for skit production, 98 suspected counterfeit $100 bills, and suspected Indian hemp.
“The suspects will be prosecuted upon conclusion of investigations,” said DSP Afolayan Gbenga, Police Public Relations Officer for Zone 2.
“We are committed to sustaining the fight against fraud-related offences across Lagos and Ogun states. Efforts continue to apprehend other members of the syndicate.”
The police have extended investigations to relevant agencies to verify the status of the suspected counterfeit currency and drugs, emphasizing a coordinated approach to dismantle organized criminal networks.
