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She said all suspects were arrested during a large-scale operation in the early morning hours of Tuesday and would be charged with a variety of financial crimes, including conspiracy to commit wire/mail fraud/mail and money laundering.
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They were assisted by the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation unit, Crime Intelligence (CI), K9, National Intervention unit, Special Task Force (STF), Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS), Criminal Record Centre and Cape Town Metro police.Īccording to reports from South Africa, Mogale said the operation was initiated based on the Mutual Legal Assistance from Central Authorities of the United States of America that was approved by the Republic of South Africa. Colonel Katlego Mogale Spokesperson for South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), otherwise called Hawks, said the operation involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI), United State Secret Service (USSS) Investigations and Interpol. The group is believed to be behind hundreds of thousands of romance scams. Six leaders and the founder of the Black Axe organised crime group’s Cape Town chapter were amongst those arrested. According to reports, those arrested were members of the Black Axe that preys on widows or divorcees and scammed them out of their millions. Eight Nigerians aged between 33 to 52 were arrested for Internet scams, money laundering and international-wide scale financial fraud in Cape Town early today.