Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested one Chidozie Kingsley Nwachi, aka Dozie, for allegedly marrying an American, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, falsely and defrauding her of $200,000 in the process.
The Nigerian was arrested by EFCC operatives in Abuja on Wednesday based on the claims of the American.
Sayers alleged that Nwachi lured her into a false marriage and defrauded her of her savings.
She said: “I was accustomed to transferring money to him and further felt I had no choice, since I had just married him, even though I did not feel confident in my choice to have married him.”
Nwachi had told Sayers that he could attract to her contracts from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Abuja.
He allegedly made her finance the execution of the contract until the petitioner contacted the Ministry with the contract papers and discovered that they were fake.
After realising that Nwachi had sold her a dummy, Sayers said she has been feeling suicidal.
She said: “I have been suicidal on and off, when I realized he was a fraud, as I was drowning financially and facing bankruptcy.”
Items recovered from the suspect included two cars: Toyota Venza and Lexus ES300; expensive wrist watches; two Apple iPhones; two Apple laptops; an international passport; and multiple Automated Teller Machine cards.
A sum of $2,204 was also recovered from him.
The EFCC in a statement said Nwachi will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
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