The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old Model, Chioma Atuonah, over allegations that she swindled a German man of his $220k, with false hope of marrying him.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect is a 2019 graduate of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe College (UNIZIK), Awka and she also claimed to be a Mannequin and Proprietress of a Therapeutic massage Spa generally known as The-Chi-Place.
Hundeyin also added that Atuonah lured the 50-year previous sufferer on Instagram by feigning romantic intentions in the direction of him, thereby gaining the victims’ belief and goodwill.
The police said, “Miss Atuonah Chioma promised to marry the sufferer, invited him to Nigeria for visits on a number of events, and satisfied him to relocate completely to Nigeria to stay collectively as husband and spouse.
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“In a ploy to dispel suspicion, the sufferer was made to fulfill with Atuonah Chiomas’ mother and father at Ikot-Abasi, Akwa Ibom State the place he acquired their blessings to marry their daughter.
“The sufferer was persuaded by the suspect (Miss Atuonah Cynthia) to return to Germany to promote his home in Stuttgart, and ahead the proceeds of sale, collectively together with his pension and life financial savings to her domiciliary account in Financial institution; for the aim of buying a home in Nigeria the place they’ll each stay as husband and spouse in addition to ascertain a joint enterprise outfit as indicated within the financial institution switch narration.”
Furthermore, the police spokesperson said the suspect admitted in her assertion that the sum of Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000USD) was transferred to her account by the sufferer throughout interview session.
He continued that “a part of the proceed was then used to purchase a 2-Bed room Terrace residence at Zara Property, Ikota Villa, Lekki Part II, whereas among the funds was despatched to assist her mom’s enterprise and to pay medical payments of her father.”
Hundeyin said efforts are ongoing to get well different proceeds of the crime.