{UAH} US woman freed after being held captive in Nigeria for over a year

US woman freed after being held captive in Nigeria for over a year

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July 13, 2020

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Nigerian police said they rescued a US woman who had been lured into the West African country by con artists before being held in captivity for more than a year.

Authorities said the unnamed woman arrived in Nigeria hoping to meet her new lover whom she met on social media, but ended up in confinement in a Lagos hotel.

"The victim who hails from Washington DC, USA and is a retired civil servant in the US, arrived Nigeria on 13th February, 2019 on a visit to one Chukwuebuka Kasi Obiaku, 34years old, a native of Ikeduru LGA of Imo State whom she met on Facebook," the Nigerian Police said.

"She was however rescued by Police operatives attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Ogun State Annex following information received from a patriotic and civic minded Nigerian in the Meran area of Lagos State."

Over a period of 15 months the US woman was forced to part with $48,000.

Cyber crimes are common in Nigeria, with the perpetrators commonly known as 'Yahoo Boys.'

Recently, two Nigerian social media stars accused of large-scale fraud were arrested in Dubai and extradited to the US where they now await trial.

American woman freed after being held captive in Nigeria

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Posted: Jul 13, 2020 / 11:28 AM EDT / Updated: Jul 13, 2020 / 11:34 AM EDT

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An American woman who was lured to Nigeria by a man she met on Facebook has been rescued after spending more than a year in captivity, authorities said.

Police spokesman Frank Mba said that the 34-year-old man had persuaded the woman to come to Nigeria "under the pretext of love and deceitfully married." But he then held her captive in a hotel and extorted $48,000 from her.

"He also forcefully collected and took control of her credit and debit cards as well as the operation of her bank accounts including the receipt of her monthly retirement benefits and allowances over the period of 15 months," Mba said.

The victim, a retired civil servant in the United States, was rescued by a Police Intelligence Response Team following information received from some Nigerians, he said.

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