Nigerians arrested for cyberfraud in India

Three Nigerians, identified as Lezhu John, Gibril Mohammed, and Egboola Ekena have been arrested for Cyber fraud in India, for allegedly defrauding an Indian woman of over Rs 2.62 lakh.

The suspects were apprehended by the cybercrime police in Delhi.

The suspects were allegedly operating a cybercrime racket that led to numerous individuals across India becoming victims.

According to the India cybercrime police, the most recent victim filed a complaint at the Cybercrime Police Station after realising she had been defrauded by a suspect she had connected with on her Instagram account.

The suspects reportedly had numerous photographs of men and women stored on their mobile phones, which they allegedly used to create fake social media profiles and deceive people.

The police stated that the suspects were tracked down using the details of the bank transactions. It remains unclear when the three Nigerians will be charged in court.