An American who is from Washington D.C and a retired Civil servant met a Nigerian man named Chukwuebuka Obiaku, 34 who is from Imo State on facebook and came visiting him in Nigeria on the 13th of February,2019 where she was held hostage for 16months.
Frank Mba, Nigerian Police spokesperson said:
“She was however rescued by Police operatives attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Ogun State Annex following information received from a patriotic and civic minded Nigerian in the Meran area of Lagos State.
“The rescue of the American lady is coming on the heels of a similar case of abducted Philippino lady who was lured to Nigeria by her supposed lover whom she equally met on Facebook.
“Investigations reveal that the suspect, Chukwuebuka Kasi Obiaku is a graduate of Business Administration and Management and an internet fraudster who has defrauded many unsuspecting members of the public both locally and internationally.
“He subsequently held her captive in a hotel, extorted from her monies amounting to a total of 48,000-USD.”
“He forcefully collected and took control of her credit and debit cards as well as the operation of her bank accounts including the receipt of her monthly retirement benefits and allowances over the period of fifteen (15) months.
“Chukwuebuka also used the victim as a front to defraud her associates and other foreign personalities and companies”.
