Two Nigerians,Alex, 30, and Ibeh, 45, have been apprehended by Indian police for allegedly cheating and deceiving several Indian women on matrimonial application.

The Police on Sunday disclosed that the accused post as two different professional, marine engineer and wealthy  I.T professional in a bid to lure women on the dating app on the pretext of clearing custom fee for gift.

“The accused, Alex (30) and Ibeh (45), have been cheating women for months in the name of sending/receiving gifts. The matter came to light when a 24-year-old woman, a resident of the President Estate area, alleged she lost Rs 4 lakh.” Indian police was quoted as saying

The Punch reported what a  senior Police disclosed, “The woman told us she met a man named Aman Arora on a matrimonial site. He said he was a marine in the UK. They started talking on WhatsApp and the man told her he was coming to Mumbai to meet her.”

The Police further mentioned that the men worked closely with other gang members who were also Nigerians and cheated several women.

Searches were being made on them and their phones were being analysed to trace more victims.