By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, August 28, 2022: A Nigerian couple has been arrested by the Odisha Police in Delhi, in connection with duping a citizen of ₹30 lakh through a honey-trap. It comes two weeks after a Nigerian citizen was arrested in New Delhi in connection with the same case.

AK Panigrahi, the Additional SP of Balasore said that police were searching for the duo, right since Samson was arrested on August 11.

“One Nigerian national, Samson Imoko Alika was arrested on August 11, since then only we were searching for them also. Today, these two have been arrested. Here, a Hyundai car, gold chain, ring, SBI passbook, passport, 2 laptops and 7 mobile phones have been recovered from them,” the Additional SP said.

On August 11, the cyber wing of Balasore district police arrested a Nigerian national in Delhi for allegedly extorting ₹30 lakh from a man in Balasore district in Odisha, through honeytrap.