By Nasir Isa
A 26-year-old Nigerian national, Bernard Chukwunonsu, has been arrested by Surat police in India for a romance scam.
The culprit allegedly duped a woman of N31m after promising to marry her.
Chukwunonsu, a resident of Uttamnagar in New Delhi, was arrested on Sunday, January 1, 2023.
The Surat police commissioner, Ajay Kumar Tomar, said, “The accused befriended the woman through social media and promised to marry her. The accused and his friend later called her posing as Immigration department officers. They told her that her boyfriend has been caught and a parcel has been seized from him.”
He added that, “The caller demanded money to release her boyfriend and the parcel. The woman then deposited Rs. 57.39 lakh in the bank account of the accused between December 1 and December 12. After a few days, the accused stopped picking up her calls.”.
The police commissioner also appealed to the people to contact cyber crime cells if they are cheated or threatened in similar manner and be wary of unknown persons on social media.
