28 September 2026 · Lafia
Scam/fraud in Nasarawa
OpenWatch has recorded 36 reported scam/fraud incidents in Nasarawa State, 6 of them in the last 12 months. That is 5% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 15 of 24 among the states where scam/fraud is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
6
Fatalities · 12 mo
0
Incidents · all-time
36
Fatalities · all-time
0
Latest reported scam/fraud in Nasarawa
20 July 2026
Troops arrested individuals posing as military personnel who were extorting miners in Nasarawa State. The suspects were apprehended by the Nigerian Army.
18 July 2026 · Kokona
Three Chinese nationals and several Nigerian miners were arrested during a security operation led by the Nasarawa State Deputy Governor at an illegal mining site in Amba Community, Kokona LGA. Authorities recovered suspected mineral resources, CCTV cameras, and mining equipment; the Chinese nationals stated they had been mining since the previous year on behalf of superiors based in Abuja.
15 July 2026
Nasarawa State Police Command operatives arrested six suspected internet fraudsters during a midnight raid on a hideout in Rugan Madaki, recovering a Makarov pistol and laptops.
7 May 2026
The Nigeria Police Force rescued 30 Malian nationals from a human trafficking syndicate operating in Nasarawa State and arrested 13 suspects linked to the network. The victims were reportedly held under exploitative conditions and forced into staged kidnapping schemes to extort money from their families.
1 December 2025 · Karu
Police rescued 40 victims of human trafficking, mostly Malian nationals, from a bungalow in Orange Market, Mararaba, Nasarawa State. The prime suspect has been arrested as investigations continue.
17 February 2024
Forty suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by the EFCC in Keffi, Nasarawa State, and Mpape, Federal Capital Territory, following credible information about their involvement in internet-related offences.
9 February 2024 · Akwanga
Three individuals, including a pastor, were arrested for trafficking 12 children from Akwanga, Nasarawa State to Ogun State. The children, aged between 5 and 16 years, were intercepted by police operatives in Abuja.
6 January 2024 · Awe
A fake soldier was arrested in Awe, Nasarawa state, for defrauding individuals under the pretext of securing employment in the Nigerian Army. The suspect was found in military camouflage and claimed to be attached to a battalion in Borno State.
6 April 2023 · Nasarawa
Two suspects were arrested for motorcycle theft in Nasarawa LGA, with one of them being a prison escapee from Kuje. They were linked to multiple motorcycle snatchings in the area.
Other threats in Nasarawa
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as scam/fraud in Nasarawa State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 28 September 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Nasarawa risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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