Police Arrest Man Who Posed As World Bank Official To Defraud Victims

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a man, Agbor Martins Black-Diamond, for allegedly impersonating a World Bank official to scam victims of large sums of money.

Police spokesperson, Anthony Placid, said in a statement on Wednesday that the suspect was arrested on March 31, 2026 following intelligence shared by the East Africa Sub-Sahara Africa Safe Promotion Foundation (EA-SSASPF), a Kenya-based non-governmental organisation.

Placid said the suspect was introduced to victims Julius Kithome and Cynthia Kithome by another person, Edy Ndeto, in Nairobi.

According to the police, Black-Diamond allegedly presented himself as a representative of the World Bank and other international donor organisations based in the United States.

Authorities said the victims ended up sending about $250,000 over a three-year period, believing it was required for registration and administrative processes linked to accessing donor funds.

“No funding was ever secured. Instead, the suspect organized sham symposiums in Nigeria and South Africa,” the statement reads.

“In 2024, he further induced the victims to secure a bank loan against their family property to access a non-existent $850,000 empowerment fund in Ghana.

“Thorough investigation and financial analysis confirmed substantial inflows from the Kenyan victims, including $57,975 between February and July 2023.

“The suspect was arrested on 31st March 2026, and his entity, Black Diamond African Beauty Restoration Foundation, was found unregistered in Nigeria, prompting him to register United African Continent Limited in November 2024 to legitimize his illicit activities.

“Further findings indicate the suspect extended his fraudulent scheme to local farmers in Kuje Area Council, collecting ₦50,000 each under the guise of empowerment and capacity building.”

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