The Enugu State Police Command has rescued a Philippino lady , six months after she arrived Nigeria to meet her Facebook lover.
In a statement by Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) DCP Frank Mba, the 40-year-old lady arrived Nigeria on November 22, 2019 on a visit to Chukwudi Odo ,54, of Enugu Ezike in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State who she met on Facebook on March, 8,2017. DCP Frank Mba ,said , the visit which was originally intended to be for 10-days, however, turned out to be a full case of abduction following Chukwudi Odo’s refusal to allow her return to her country.
She was held incommunicado by Odo against her will.Mba said Torento, who was critically ill at the time of the rescue, was successfully rescued by police operatives attached to the Unity Police Division, Ibegwa Nike, Enugu State led by the DPO, SP Siga Malgwi, following a tip-off from some members of the public in the area.”She was immediately taken to the hospital for medical attention where she was admitted from 5th June to 16th June.
Preliminary investigations reveal that the suspect, Chukwudi Odo deliberately lured the victim into the country with the aim of confining her, sexually abusing, and extorting money from her.
The IGP, while enjoining members of the public to tread cautiously in their use of the social media, warns against any abuse of the cyberspace noting that such criminal acts will not go undetected and unpunished by the Force. Meanwhile, the Force is already in contact with the Embassy of the Philippines in Nigeria so as to reunite the victim with members of her fam
