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By Iheanyi Chukwudi
A notorious advance fee fraudster suspect in the net of the Imo State Police Command, Wisdom Mmaduka, has disclosed that his gang is specialized in defrauding women with fake marriages.
Mmaduka who hails from Onicha in Ezinihitte Mbaise local government area of Imo State, is said to be the leader of a syndicate which include fake parents and in-laws, who usually accompanied him to the fake marriage ceremonies.
The 30-year-old suspect who was arrested for defrauding women with fake marriages, was paraded among 19 suspected criminals, by the Imo State Police command on Friday.
Mmaduka according to the State Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, was arrested after he fraudulently obtained the sum of N1.4 million via ATM transfer from one Miss Judith in the guise of marrying her.
Okoye said that intelligence-led investigation and data tracking analysis by detectives of Owerri Area Command led to the arrest of the notorious advance fee fraudster.
Confessing to the crime, Mmaduka explained that his modus operandi is to go after wealthy unmarried ladies promising them marriage and in the process defraud them of their hard-earned money.
According to him, “I discovered that many rich or comfortable ladies have problems with getting married and that they could do anything to get married to a handsome young man. So, that was how I started using marriage to get money from them. I only do fairly substantial part of the marriage rites before leaving."
Mmaduka explained that he has a syndicate he uses as parents and in-laws that he takes these unsuspecting young ladies to in his village in Mbaise for confirmation of his intention.
He said, “On seeing these, the innocent lady will believe I have good intentions. So, in the process, I will steal their ATM card, withdraw all the money in their account, and fade into thin air."
The Police image maker, also said that on Mmaduka's arrest, six ladies he had defrauded surfaced at the station confirming being defrauded by the same suspect of huge sums of money with the same marriage arrangements.
“But luck ran against him this time and he was arrested. One Red Highlander Jeep with Reg No. LLD 54AR he stole from one of his unsuspecting victims Rose Mgbe ‘f’ of Cross River State was recovered."
“More so, he has a duplex he allegedly built at Naze with the money he got from his fraud dealings."
Okoye said the suspect has been arraigned in the Federal High Court, Owerri, and remanded in police custody.
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