Reported By Mary Udezue | Edited by: Gabriel Osa
Police in Gurugram, Haryana State, India, have arrested two Nigerian nationals in connection with an online impersonation scam that defrauded company employees of nearly ₹10 lakh (about ₦15 million), according to verified reports from multiple Indian news outlets. The arrests were made following an investigation by the Cyber Crime Police (East) Station in Gurugram.
The suspects have been identified as Ojo Uyiosa and another Nigerian known only as James, who were apprehended on January 31, 2026, in the S-Block area of Nathupur following a digital forensic probe into suspicious financial transactions and phone communications. Police said the duo allegedly used WhatsApp to impersonate directors of legitimate companies and contacted employees, instructing them to urgently transfer funds into bank accounts controlled by the syndicate, before the victims realised the requests were fraudulent.
Investigators disclosed that the suspects worked with other associates and had been using the same method of impersonation to target multiple victims. The funds — approximately **₹10 lakh in total — were traced to a Bandhan Bank account that was already linked to two prior cybercrime complaints. Police believe this account was part of a wider scheme involving accomplices who provided bank accounts to receive the diverted funds.
Authorities noted that Uyiosa first entered India on a student visa in 2014, while James arrived in 2023 on a tourist visa, and both are now being investigated for possible immigration violations. Law enforcement officers seized two mobile phones and three SIM cards during the arrests, which they say were used in executing the fraud and communicating with victims.
Following their arrest, the suspects were produced before a local court in Gurugram and remanded in police custody for three days to allow investigators to conduct further questioning and gather additional evidence. Police said they are continuing their investigation to uncover the full extent of the operation, identify other suspects, and determine whether there are links to additional cybercrime cases both within and beyond Haryana.
The case forms part of broader efforts by Indian cybercrime units to target online financial fraud, particularly schemes involving impersonation and social engineering through messaging platforms like WhatsApp.
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