Nigerian man arrested in India for duping a women by posing as a doctor on Facebook
Chhattisgarh Police have arrested a 35-year-old Nigerian man on charges of cheating women by posing as a doctor through a fake profile on Facebook. The accused, Ignatius Chukwujekwu Naruka, who lives in Delhi, was arrested on Monday, February 1, 2021 and brought to Raipur. Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Yadav said that the accused has admitted to duping hundreds of women across India. Yadav said the latest victim, who was duped of Rs 5 lakh (N2,605,859.66) lodged a complaint with the New Rajendra Nagar police station in Raipur that in December last year she became a friend with the accused on Facebook. The Nigerian told the woman that he is a doctor and started interacting via mobile and WhatsApp calls. The accused told the gullible victim he had sent a parcel of gift items. The man tricked the woman to part with Rs 5 lakh in the name of airport and foreign exchange immittances as well...