Read how this 28-year old Nigerian killed a 67-year old,
mother and grandma who he dated online for four years before meeting and
killing her in South Africa last year.
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on
Monday said it had arrested a 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the
death of an Australian woman, Jette Jacobs, and for defrauding her of $90,000
in an online dating scam.
According to the agency, Orowo Jesse Omokoh was arrested on
January 28 in Nigeria, without stating where exactly.
The graduate, who attended the University of Ibadan, in the
southwest of the country, will be brought before court for extradition
proceedings, a spokesman said.
The suspect allegedly met the 67 year old Aussie on a dating
site and struck a sizzling romantic affair that necessitated him moving to
Johannesburg in 2013 to link up with his 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.
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 has a hand in the demise of
Jacobs,” the EFCC said.
The organisation, which investigates money-laundering and
online scams, said Australian Federal Police informed officers in March that
Omokoh had allegedly defrauded Jacobs of $90,000.
Jacobs, a grandmother from Western Australia, reportedly
sent tens of thousands of dollars to Nigeria during her four-year “romance”
with a man known as “Jesse”, according to Australian media.
The 67-year-old is said to have previously met him in Johannesburg
in 2010 without incident.
Her body was found on February 9. The EFCC said Omokoh had
given “useful” information and “efforts are on to track his accomplices”.
Source: Pm News
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