Kochi: Kerala is becoming the main hub of cyber fraud by Nigerian gang. Nigerians living in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Goa and Delhi are behind the fraud. According to the cyber police, they extort more than 300 crore rupees annually from various cases in Kerala.
Only a small percentage of those who fall victim to fraud come forward with a complaint. In Thiruvananthapuram district, there was an incident of extortion of up to 1.17 crore rupees in just one case.
They come to India on business and student visas. Even if the visa expires, it will not go back. Some of the group have married from South Eastern states and remain here. As they cannot open bank accounts, the ATMs of common people from states like Bengal, Uttar Pradesh etc. The account including the card will be purchased for a small fee. That’s where fraud drives money. Most of the money is sent to Nigeria and the rest is used to live a luxurious life here. By the time the complaint is received and the account is checked by the police, most of the amount will have been withdrawn. Foreign IP In frauds carried out through addresses, the accused are often not caught. The police can only arrest the accused in mobile sim card fraud in India.
In addition to Delhi-based cyber hacking, the fraud is also known as job, gift and marriage promises abroad. Last year, the role of Nigerians was found in about 100 cases.
Recently, Nigerians were also behind the case of creating a WhatsApp group using the picture of the Chief Minister and trying to extort money.
Malayalis are mostly victims of scams by Nigerians. When asked by the police about making Kerala the center of the fraud, the reply of a Nigerian national accused was that people in Kerala have money and are hungry for money.
Manufacture and sale of drugs
Methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known by the acronym ‘M’ among the youth, is a major supplier of Nigerians. Bengaluru, Goa and Delhi under their leadership MDMA. Excise intelligence also shows that the construction is going on. The young people who belong to the Malayalis are their agents. Large quantities of MDMA were recently seized in districts like Kochi, Kozhikode and Malappuram. The main link in the cases are Nigerian citizens.
Drug trafficking: Nigerian woman brought to Kochi
Nedumbassery: Nigerian native Yukama Emmanuela Omidum, who was arrested in Delhi in a drug trafficking case, was brought to Kochi. Delhi Police brought them to Kochi in the Rajdhani Express on Tiruvona day. They were produced in the District Principal Sessions Court and have been remanded in the District Jail. Drug trafficking gangs in Delhi have made massive interventions to prevent them from being released to customs. Therefore, customs had to work hard to get them to Kochi. The drug gang in Delhi was trying to bail them out anyway.
They were brought to the jail in a special bus with heavy security. As two weeks have passed, they are no longer detained by customs. Therefore, the customs move to take the permission of the court and go to the jail for questioning. On August 29, the District Principal Sessions Court had directed the Delhi Police to produce the Nigerian woman in Kochi. Delhi Police had also requested to allow another date as he could not be produced on that day. Following this, he was directed to produce on September 2. But they were not brought to Kochi because they did not get tickets. They were in remand in Tihar Jail. On August 21, 18 kg of methaquinol worth Rs 36 crore was seized at the Kochi airport. The drugs were seized from Muralidharan Nair, a native of Palakkad, who had reached Kochi from Zimbabwe via Doha. Customs also strategically arrested a Nigerian woman who was waiting in Delhi to receive drugs from him from the hotel.