A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Gabriel Okori, has been remanded in custody in South Africa following his arrest for allegedly defrauding a woman of R3 million in a romance scam.
Okori, who assumed the identity of a white man named “Mark Hermanus” on Facebook, appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 7, 2024.
His arrest occurred last Thursday in Cape Town, executed by South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), with support from the City of Cape Town’s law enforcement and a private security firm.
A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Gabriel Okori, has been remanded in custody in South Africa following his arrest for allegedly defrauding a woman of R3 million in a romance scam.
Okori, who assumed the identity of a white man named “Mark Hermanus” on Facebook, appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 7, 2024.
His arrest occurred last Thursday in Cape Town, executed by South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), with support from the City of Cape Town’s law enforcement and a private security firm.
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