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An undergraduate of the
Federal Science and Technical College Yaba, has been held for allegedly milking
a UK lady the sum of £54,000, equivalent of N20m in another love scam.
The student, Obiechina
Chikeluba 21, posing as an American citizen called, Jackson, met the lady via
Facebook sometimes in 2013 and later defrauded her to the tune of N20 million.
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested Chikeluba for swindling Kieran
Oakes, the UK citizen.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson
Uwujaren, said the suspect, using the assumed profile of an American, Lisa
Jackson, entered into a relationship with Oakes, with the pair agreeing to get
married.
In the course of their
relationship, ‘Jackson’ at various times collected money to the tune of £54,000
from Oakes, to enable him travel to the UK to meet her.
Uwujaren said: “After an
endless wait for her fiancé, it dawned on the Briton that she had been conned,
and consequently petitioned the EFCC. Operatives of the Commission arrested
Chikeluba in a sting operation on February 24, 2015 in Lagos while attempting
to collect a parcel sent to him. He will appear in court as soon as
investigation is concluded.”
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