After 13 months of being on the run, a suspected Nigerian fraudster, Mr. Itumo Chidebere has been arrested by the Nigerian Police in Dubai.
The operation to hunt Mr. Itumo was a collaboration between Interpol Unit of the Nigeria Police Force and its counterpart in Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The accused was said to have defrauded a Nigerian businesswoman of $2 million past 13 months ago.
Mr. Itumo (35) had had posed as an estate broker promising to facilitate a property transaction for the businesswoman in Dubai.
He was said to have presented several documents and samples of influential Nigerians he claimed to have assisted to buy houses.
The unsuspecting victim made a payment of $2,082,139 to the suspect, after which the suspect disappeared without purchasing the said house.
In a bid to evade arrest, Mr. Itumo fled from country to country before he was finally arrested.
The Nigeria Police is working with the UAE Police and the Federal Ministry of Justice to facilitate the extradition of the suspect back to Nigeria for further trials.
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