At least three Nigerians have been arrested in the Mwaliko Estate, Mwea Town, Kenya, on allegations of cyber fraud.

Tuko News reported that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations apprehended them on Wednesday.

Their names are Peter Chukwujekwu, Alazor Chukulute Sunday, and Nnalue Chiagozie Samwe.

They were flushed out after the public raised concerns about suspicious late-night activities in their building.

The DCI confirmed the arrests, describing it as “a multi-agency raid targeting a cyber fraud ring.”

The DCI said: “Three Nigerian nationals nabbed in Kirinyaga multi-agency raid…” etc.

The suspects claimed they were running an online business but were found to be living in Kenya illegally and without valid work permits.

Kenyan authorities noted this is part of a broader pattern of Nigerians arrested for crimes abroad.

In June 2023, Kenyan police arrested 19 Nigerians in Nairobi for electronic fraud.

The DCI said the 19 suspects used social media to lure Kenyans, pretending to offer goods delivered from abroad.

Quoted explanation: “The fraudsters start by befriending you on social media (Facebook)… promising goodies…” etc.

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Three Nigerians arrested for fraud in Kenya

At least three Nigerian nationals have been taken into custody in the Mwaliko Estate area of Mwea Town, Kenya, following allegations of involvement in cyber fraud.

A report published by Tuko News indicated that operatives of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations carried out the arrests on Wednesday as part of an ongoing crackdown on cyber-related offences.

The suspects, identified as Peter Chukwujekwu, Alazor Chukulute Sunday, and Nnalue Chiagozie Samwe, were apprehended after investigators traced suspicious activity to their apartment within the estate.

According to the Thursday update, members of the public alerted authorities after observing unusual late-night movements around the building, prompting the operation that eventually led to the arrests.

The DCI confirmed the incident, disclosing that the operation was conducted during “a multi-agency raid targeting a cyber fraud ring” believed to be operating from the area.

The agency was quoted as saying: “Three Nigerian nationals nabbed in Kirinyaga multi-agency raid. A well-coordinated multi-agency raid in Mwaliko Estate within Mwea town has blown the lid off a suspected cyber fraud ring operated by three Nigerian nationals.”

Investigators noted that although the men claimed they were running an online business, they were discovered to be residing in Kenya illegally and did not possess valid work permits.

Authorities added that the arrests form part of a wider pattern in which Nigerians have been intercepted in different countries over offences such as cyber fraud, drug trafficking and human trafficking.

In a related development from June 2023, Kenyan police detained 19 Nigerians in Nairobi for allegedly carrying out electronic fraud schemes targeting Kenyan residents.

The DCI explained that the group of 19, aged between 19 and 33, relied on social media platforms to initiate contact with victims, posing as individuals offering goods deliveries from overseas.

“The fraudsters start by befriending you on social media (Facebook), and once you accept the friend request, they initiate a friendly chat that promises the victim goodies to be sent through DHL at the airport,” the agency stated.

President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for another five-year tenure, the State House announced on Friday.

Marwa, who was first appointed to the role in January 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari, is now set to continue leading the agency until 2031.

Before assuming leadership of the NDLEA, Marwa previously headed the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse between 2018 and December 2020.

The confirmation of his reappointment came through a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, dated November 14, 2025.

According to the statement, Marwa’s appointment is backed by decades of service. A graduate of both the Nigerian Military School and the Nigerian Defence Academy, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1973 and later served as “brigade major of the 23 Armoured Brigade, Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Theophilus Danjuma, and academic registrar of the Nigerian Defence Academy.”

His international assignments include serving as “Deputy Defence Adviser in the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC, and later as Defence Adviser to the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the United Nations.”

Marwa also holds two advanced degrees: “a Master of Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh (1983–85) and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University (1985–86).”

The presidency noted that the NDLEA under Marwa has recorded major breakthroughs. The statement cited “many drug busts, including the arrests of 73,000 drug mules and barons and seizures of over 15 million kilogrammes of various hard drugs.”

The agency has also led national efforts against drug abuse during his stewardship.

Tinubu commended Marwa’s work, saying: “Your reappointment is a vote of confidence in your onerous efforts to rid our country of the menace of drug trafficking and drug abuse. I urge you not to relent in tracking the merchants of hard drugs, out to destroy our people, especially the young ones.”

Marwa, a former military governor of Lagos and Borno States, now has an extended mandate to sustain and expand the reforms and enforcement gains achieved so far.

According to the State House, the renewed tenure “means the Adamawa-born former military officer will remain at the helm of the NDLEA until 2031.”

The Nigeria’s Oil And Gas Output is about to experience a big boost as Conoil and Total Energies sign massive production contract in Paris.

The contract was signed by Chairman of Conoil Producing, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., Commander of the French Légion d’Honneur (CdrLR) Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, at the company’s headquarters at LA DEFENSE, in Paris.

More to come…