The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Nigerian national in connection with an email fraud committed over 13 years ago.
The accused has been identified as Adia Okoh, alias Odia Francis Ehizogie, who was declared a proclaimed offender by a Delhi court on October 14, 2016. Look Out Circulars (LOCs) were also issued against him.
The accused, along with another Nigerian national, was involved in cheating a person with a fraudulent email on June 17, 2011, falsely claiming that his email ID had won £7.50 lakh from the Orthodox Church Foundation.
“The fraudsters sought personal details and attempted to deceive the complainant into transferring ₹16,700 to a State Bank of India account. Accused Osin Daniel was arrested in the case, but another accused, Adia Okoh, had evaded arrest. A chargesheet was filed against Adia Okoh and Osin Daniel on December 13, 2015,” said the agency on Wednesday (March 5, 2025).
Acting on a tip-off, the agency detained the accused at Mumbai airport while he was attempting to flee India. He was brought to Delhi on transit remand to be produced before a court here for further proceedings.
Published – March 05, 2025 10:43 pm IST