According to Punch, this is what Nigerian cops are alleging about Mathew Adedoyin (40). He claimed to be a wealthy prince, owner of a property and handsome plantations.
But in reality, he was a dodgy estate agent looking to lure an unsuspecting foreigner into his snare.
Cops claim Adedoyin tricked American Tawanda Lynn Jackson (46) to come to Nigeria by pretending online to be a wealthy prince from the Arogbatesu Royal Family of Ile-Ife, Osun State.
They allege that he then held her hostage and repeatedly raped her when she fell for his story and arrived in Lagos on 11 November.
Director of Lagos Command, Betty Adoki, said: “Adedoyi said that his father was a former king of Ife Titun, Osun State and that he was the heir apparent to the throne. He further lied to the victim that he owned several buildings in Lagos, including where Jackson was held hostage.
“But the victim started to suspect a foul play when he was losing patience and said he rented the place, a ramshackle place that he had earlier claimed his father owned.”
Adedoyin was also said to have lied to the victim that he was an exporter of ginger and bitter cola, had large plantations of cocoa and palm trees, and claimed that he had lots of slaves working for him.
Adedoyin reportedly seized Jackson’s passport, credit card and US identity card in order to prevent her possible escape. He and his alleged accomplice, Idowu Ayeni, are accused of intending to extort money out of Jackson.
It was only on 26 November that Jackson was sprung from her place of imprisonment by cops, who had been alerted by the American Embassy that Jackson had gone missing.
Adedoyin and Ayeni are being charged with internet fraud, kidnapping and r@pe. They deny the charges.
Source: Daily Sun
