Nigerian Man Arrested For N9m Marriage Fraud In India

• Yet again, the police force in India have arrested a Nigerian national for fraud in the country.

• Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the suspect was said to have duped the victim under the guise of marriage.

The Indian police have arrested one Johnson, a 40-year-old man for allegedly duping a woman under the guise of marriage.

The suspect, who was arrested in Delhi, India was said to have duped the victim the sum of N9,100,000 after he created a fake account on an online dating and matrimonial site, where he meets his victim.

Johnson, whose Indian visa had already expired was staying in Delhi secretly, where he chatted the victim, and managed to gain her trust posing as a UK-based businessman planning to expand his business to India.

He told her he was stranded at the Delhi airport and needed money to exchange the UK currency he had.

Confirming the arrest, the Additional Superintendent of Police at Rajnandgaon, Rahul Dev Sharma said;

He blackmailed the woman and cheated her of ₹15,72,000 (approximately N9,100,000) with the help of his accomplice,”

Later, when the victim tried calling him, she found his phone switched off. Realizing that she had been scammed, the woman lodged a case of fraud with the Dongargarh Police cyber cell.

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“We started an investigation on the complaint of the applicant. With the help of a cyber cell, it was found that the accused lives in Delhi. Our team raided his Delhi accommodation and arrested him,” Sharma stated.

“Accused Johnson is a citizen of Nigeria. He has cheated on many girls so far. We are trying to gather further information through interrogation.”

Some exhibits recovered from him include a laptop four mobile phones.