Chioma Atuonah
By Our Reporter
Chioma Atuonah, a graduate of Economics from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, has been arrested for defrauding a 50-year-old German to the tune of $220,000.
Chioma, by the account of the Spokesperson of the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, SP Eyitayo Johnson met the German on Instagram where they sparked up a romantic relationship in 2019.
Unknown to the German, Chioma was not committed to it and saw it as a cash cow.
She reaped bountifully from many contrivances including talking her victim into relocating to Nigeria and on a visit to the country met with her mother.
She also deceived the victim to sell his property and send its proceeds alongside his pension and life savings to her for the purpose of buying a property in Nigeria where both of them would live, but converted it all to personal use.
Part of Johnson’s account verbatim; “The suspect, a 2019 graduate of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; who claimed to be a model and proprietress of a massage spa known as The-Chi-Place, lured the 50-year-old victim on Instagram by feigning romantic intentions towards him, thereby gaining the victims’ trust and goodwill.
“Miss Atuonah promised to marry the victim, invited him to Nigeria for visits on several occasions and convinced him to relocate permanently to Nigeria to live together as husband and wife.
“In a ploy to dispel suspicion, the victim was made to meet with Atuonah Chiomas’ parents at Ikot-Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, where he received their blessings to marry their daughter.
“The victim was persuaded by the suspect to return to Germany to sell his house in Stuttgart, and forward the proceeds of sale, together with his pension and life savings to her domiciliary account in bank; for the purpose of purchasing a house in Nigeria where they will both live as husband and wife as well as to establish a joint business outfit as indicated in the bank transfer narration.
“Part of the proceed was then used to buy a two-bedroom Terrace apartment at Zara Estate, Ikota Villa, Lekki Phase II, while some of the funds was sent to support her mother’s business and to pay medical bills of her father.”
