The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, August 23,
2016, arrested one Iwuchukwu Martin Uche for obtaining money under false
pretence to the tune of USD145, 000. 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 Viatnamese woman, after promising to marry her.
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.
