False Marriage: EFCC Arrests Man For Defrauding American $200,000

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested one Chidozie Kingsley Nwachi, (a.k.a Dozie) for allegedly marrying an American: Nicole Kierulff Sayers falsely and defrauded her $200,000 in the process.

Nwachi was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, based on the claims of Sayers, alleging that the suspect lured her into a false marriage and defrauded her of her savings.

EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren said Sayers had complained of transferring money to Nwachi, stating that “I was accustomed to transferring money to him and further felt I had no choice, since I had just married him, even though I did not feel confident in my choice to have married him”.

The EFCC said Nwachi’s ploy of defrauding his “wife” was the offer of a phony contract by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Abuja.

He allegedly made Sayers finance the execution of the contract until the petitioner contacted the ministry with the contract papers and discovered that they were fake.

Realising that Nwachi had sold her a dummy, Sayers lamented that:  “I have been suicidal on and off, when I  realised he was a fraud, as I was drowning financially and  facing bankruptcy.”

The EFCC said items recovered from the suspect include two cars: Toyota Venza and Lexus ES300, expensive wrist watches, two Apple iPhone, two iPhone laptops, an international passport and multiple Automated Teller Machine, ATM, cards. A sum of $2204 was also recovered from him. He will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.