Interpol has arrested two suspects in Nigeria as part of a wider crackdown on cybercrime, including a $2.4 million investment fraud probe and a phishing scheme tied to about 2.1 million email addresses. The arrests came during Operation Serengeti III, which ran from June 29 to August 31, 2026, involving law enforcement agencies from 20 African countries and the United States. Interpol said the operation targeted cyber-enabled fraud, ransomware, business email compromise, online scams, and digital extortion. Investigators were provided with actionable intelligence on suspicious domains, IP addresses, and command-and-control infrastructure linked to criminal activity. Nigeria’s case included a suspect accused of carrying out large-scale phishing and business email compromise, harvesting software credentials and amassing approximately 2.1 million email addresses. Authorities also recovered a luxury vehicle suspected to have been purchased with criminal proceeds. A second Nigerian investigation focused on an international investment fraud scheme promoted via messaging apps. Police arrested a suspect after financial investigations found movement of more than USD 2.4 million in suspected criminal proceeds, much of which was laundered through cryptocurrency transactions. Interpol said the wider operation led to 1,462 arrests, disrupted 10,909 malicious networks, and recovered $105 million in illicit funds across participating countries. The latest details provided are that the suspects were arrested during the operation and the investigations remain part of the broader Interpol-led effort.