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.
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