German police arrest 11 Nigerians over dating scam
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The German police on Wednesday announced the arrests of eleven suspected members of a criminal syndicate from Nigeria, the Black Axe, during nationwide raids, DW reports.
German police said April 24 they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam.
The development was made known on Wednesday in a press statement made available by the Bavarian police.
Additionally, Europol announced that it had apprehended sixteen individuals between December 7 and December 9, 2023, as part of an international operation that was aimed at apprehending Nigerian criminals who were involved in drug trafficking and distribution, human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and money laundering both inside and outside the EU.