A Nigerian man, Emmanuel Nnamani and his Indian wife, Suchim Tikhir have been arrested in Delhi, India for allegedly duping a government employee of Rs 30 lakh approximately N15,838 million.

Emmanuel Nnamani, a Nigerian man, and his Indian wife, Suchim Tikhir, have been apprehended in Delhi, India, for allegedly swindling a government employee out of Rs 30 lakh, which is approximately N15.838 million.

The arrest occurred in Delhi's Maidangari area by the Cyber Crime and Economic Offence Police on Saturday.

This month, the Times of India reported the arrest of a Nigerian named Samson Emeke Alika in connection with the case.

The victim claimed to have met a woman on Facebook who professed to be from the United Kingdom, and their conversation continued on WhatsApp.

She informed him that she had sent a valuable gift containing gold biscuits, a Rolex watch, and an iPhone.

Soon after, the victim received a call from someone claiming to be a Customs Officer at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), stating that a valuable gift in his name had arrived from London and that customs charges were required for its release.

The victim made multiple payments totaling about Rs 30 lakh, equivalent to N15.838 million.

Upon realizing the scam, he filed a complaint at the Balasore Cyber Police Station.

Earlier this month, Alika was detained in New Delhi by the same police station, which discovered his passport had expired in 2018 and he possessed what seemed to be a forged passport.

The Additional Superintendent of Police, Amresh Kumar Panigrahi, reported the seizure of two laptops, a Hyundai i20 car, one Dangal, two invalid passports, an SBI passbook, two gold chains, and seven mobile phones from the couple.

The trio is accused of collaborating to defraud a Balasore district resident. Panigrahi mentioned that the investigation is ongoing to apprehend other involved individuals.