Three Nigerian Men Charged For Alleged Romance Scam In Ireland

• Three Nigerian Men Charged For Alleged Romance Scam In Ireland

Ekohotblog, September 21, 2020…

Three Nigerian men have been declared the first people in Irish history to be charged over alleged romance scam.

The three Nigerian charged over alleged cyber crime were, Rasak Sanni Sadu, Omawale Olamide Owalabi and Samson Ajayi.

According to reports, they were arrested by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau in Dublin, Navan and Drogheda, as part of Operation Engulf.

They were however taken for investigation before being charged to Dublin District Court on September 20,

The three Nigerian suspects were arrested after the victim, a Dublin woman laid a complain to the cops, recounting how she was extorted of some large amount of money.

According to her complains, she spent alot of money on investment after meeting the suspect on a dating application.

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The suspects were later charged with a series of suspected fraud offenses which was believed to have been committed between October 2019 and April of this year.

Sadu has been charged with the theft of €35,000 and two counts of money laundering.

One of the money laundering charges relates to the alleged conversion of stolen property into a €25,000 Rolex watch.

The other two defendants have each been charged with three counts of money laundering.

The trio, who had lived in ireland for many years, were remanded in custody to appear in court at a later date.