The suspect, also known as Michael Briggs, was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly obtaining the money from a Dane, Hengameh Misepasi, in a romance scam.
The Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspect allegedly met the victim online in February 2013 and falsely represented himself as an American business executive on business visit to Nigeria. In the course of the internet affair, Ikechukwu promised his victim marriage and later began to make monetary demands on her, using various excuses. “Once, he told her that he had problems with government officials and requested for a loan. He later cajoled her into partnering with him on a phantom timber business.
“The last request he made before he was arrested was a demand for $10,000 to enable him to travel to Denmark to meet her. It was while he was attempting to draw the $100 sent by the victim (instead of the $10,000 requested) through Western Union that he was arrested,” Uwujaren said. Ikechukwu was picked up in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by operatives of EFCC following a petition from the Nigerian Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden.
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