University of Ibadan student in EFCC custody for defrauding and killing Australian 'lover' of $90,000

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested an undergraduate student of the University of Ibadan for allegedly defrauding an Australian based in South Africa of 90 thousand dollars in a romance scam.

In a statement issued by the EFCC Head of Media, Wilson Uwujaren, and obtained by SHOWBIZPLUS, 28 years old Orowo Jesse Omokoh, allegedly obtained ninety thousand dollars from one Mrs. Jette Jacob, an Australian based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

According to Uwujaren, “The suspect allegedly met the Aussie on a dating site and struck a sizzling romantic affair that necessitated him moving to Johannesburg in 2013, to link up with her lover.”
Omokoh allegedly arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 4, 2013, to meet with Jacob who had been in Johannesburg since November 2012. Five days after Omokoh arrived and took up residence with her, Jacob was found dead in her apartment with some of her valuables missing, Uwujaren said.
He further explained that, after the incident, Omokoh reportedly fled South Africa and returned to Nigeria. The South African Police which is investigating the mysterious death are suspicious that Omokoh had a hand in the demise of Jacob.
Uwujaren said, On March 15, 2013, the EFCC received a petition from Richard Stanford of Australian Federal Police, asking for help to track Omokoh, alleging that the Nigerian defrauded Jacob to the tune of $90,000 in a dating scam.
“The Commission swung into action almost immediately but the suspected fraudster had been elusive until a few days ago when he was nabbed. He has already made useful statement while efforts are on to track his accomplices,” the EFCC statement said.