Nigerian held for cheating Hyderabad man by promising foreign

A Nigerian national was Thursday arrested for allegedly duping an electrician to the tune of Rs 5 lakh by promising to obtain foreign funds for charity work in the country, police said.

According to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Department of Rachakonda, S Harinath the accused Kelly Igheghe was arrested at the Delhi Airport on December 15 and brought here last night on a transit warrant.

Another three who were allegedly involved in the case were still at large.

Igheghe and his team cheated Mohammed Akram by promising him foreign funds to be utilised for charity work in India and made him deposit Rs 4.81 lakh on different occasions citing various reasons such as fee for RBI clearance, tax and other formalities.

"We also found that Igheghe was illegally staying in India even after the expiry of his visa. We nabbed him at the Delhi Airport while he was about to take a flight to leave the country.

We have also issued a Look Out Circular ( LOC) to all airports for the gang," the police official told PTI.

The victim lodged complaint with the police on April 2, based on which investigation is on, police said.