Iwuchukwu Martin Uche has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over romance scam.
He was arrested on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, for obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of USD145, 000.
Martin Uche, who claimed to be a military officer working for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan allegedly, collected the money from his victim, H. Uyen, a Vietnamese woman, after promising to marry her.
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The suspect, who also claimed to be a property agent operating in Nigeria and Ghana, allegedly told the victim that he needed the money to procure some documents for the planned wedding.
The money was allegedly wired to the suspect’s Diamond Bank account number: 0028998256.
The suspect will soon be charged to court, after investigation is concluded.