Nigerian Man and His Girlfriend Arrested for Cyber Fraud in India

• The two were apprehended in connection with a Rs 2 lakh (N82,350,000) Cyber fraud case

Ekohotblog reports that the Police in Meghalaya, India, detained a 44-year-old Nigerian man, Felix Jideofor Mmadubueze, and his alleged girlfriend for computer fraud.

On Sunday, October 31, a squad of police from the East Garo Hills district apprehended Madubueze and Khegholi Awomi, 37, in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar neighborhood with the assistance of Delhi Police.

 According to a police statement, the two were apprehended in connection with a Rs 2 lakh (N82,350,000) internet fraud case filed at the Williamnagar police station in the East Garo Hills area.

“In a major breakthrough, East garo hills police team apprehended one Nigerian national and Naga woman from Delhi. The two induvials were involved in a Cyber crime / fraud case. An FIR was lodged by a young girl from williamnagar who was cheated and threatened by Felix (Nigerian) and case registered at Williamnagar Police Station recently. An amount of Rs 2 lakh was involve in the fraud case.” the statement read.

“A Nigerian by the name of Shri FELIX JIDEFOR (44) S/O MIMADUBUEZE OF ASABA NIGERIA was identified by East garo hills police and he was raided and apprehended from Tilak Tilaknagar Delhi with the help of Delhi Police today he was apprehended along with one Naga woman smt. KHEGHOLI AWOMI ( 37)”

“We had seized as many as 12 mobile devices and 23 ATM cards, 12 passbooks of different banks from their possesion. It is suspected that they may be involved in many other cases in other states, districts as well.”

The accused were produced before the Tis Hazari Court in Delhi for transit remand.

They will be brought to Williamnagar for further investigation.