RismadarVoice Reporters, May 28, 2026
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested a mother and her daughter over their alleged involvement in an ₦18 million romance scam and related cybercrime offences.
The suspects, identified as 39-year-old Urowhe Diana and her 22-year-old daughter, Rokibat Oluwasheyi Imoru, are being investigated for alleged computer-related fraud, identity theft and money laundering.
In a statement issued on Thursday by the Acting Police Public Liaison Officer of the NPF-NCCC, DSP Unwana Imah, the police said the investigation followed an intelligence report received from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).
According to the statement, preliminary investigations revealed that a Lagos resident, Emmanuel Amanfo, who is currently at large, allegedly conspired with his stepdaughter, Rokibat Imoru, to open and operate multiple bank accounts used for fraudulent activities.
The police disclosed that one of the victims of the alleged fraud was a resident of Malta whose identity was withheld.
Investigators said funds were transferred through money transfer operators and direct deposits into several Nigerian bank accounts allegedly owned by Rokibat Imoru before the money was moved into an Ecobank account belonging to her mother, Urowhe Diana.
The police further alleged that the proceeds of the fraud were subsequently expended by the suspects.
“Following forensic analysis of the suspects’ digital footprints, the mother and daughter were arrested for their active involvement in a romance scam operation,” the statement said.
The police added that efforts were ongoing to arrest Emmanuel Amanfo, described as the husband of Urowhe Diana and stepfather of Rokibat Imoru.
The NPF-NCCC said investigations were still ongoing and that the suspects would be charged in court upon conclusion of investigations.
The centre reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force, under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to combating cybercrime and protecting Nigeria’s digital space.
