Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Nigeria has arrested Chidozie Nwachi for defrauding an American citizen, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, of $200,000.

Nwachi allegedly deceived Sayers with the offer of a phony contract by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Abuja, which he made her finance until she discovered the contract papers were fake.

The report further reveals that Nwachi swindled Sayers under the pretext of marriage and that Sayers had been suicidal after being defrauded, feeling financially overwhelmed, and facing bankruptcy.

Sayers said, “I was accustomed to transferring money to him and further felt I had no choice since I had just married him, even though I did not feel confident in my choice to have married him. “I have been suicidal on and off when I realized he was a fraud, as I was drowning financially and facing bankruptcy.”

The EFCC disclosed that it had recovered several items, including a Toyota Venza, a Lexus ES300, wristwatches, two iPhones, two MacBooks, an international passport, and multiple bank cards from Nwachi.

Once the investigation is complete, the EFCC plans to charge Nwachi in court.