An American deportee, Megbowon Taiwo, suspected to be involved in visa scams, was apprehended on Wednesday by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ondo State Command.

Taiwo was nabbed in Akure, the state capital, after allegedly collecting money under false pretence from some persons to secure United States of America visas for them.

The suspect was alleged to have defrauded the victims in Okitipupa, headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state.

The suspect, after duping the people, fled from Okitipupa and moved to Akure, where he was arrested by NSCDC men after the incident was reported.

Speaking on the arrest of the suspect, the state NSCDC Commandant, Oluyemi Ibiloye, while parading the suspect, stated that Taiwo claimed to be a captain in the United States Army and collected N300,000 from a female victim whom he promised a slot to work in America.

“On February 20, a complaint of a visa scam was reported against the suspect. He had told his victim when they met online on May 2, 2023, that he was a United States of America army officer on annual leave in Nigeria.

“The suspect promised the complainant a slot to work in America and asked her to deposit N300,000 into his bank account. After the money was paid into his bank account, he stopped picking up his victims’ telephone calls until he was tracked and arrested in Akure.”

On his part, the suspect Taiwo said, “I am not a captain in the U.S. Army. I obtained a Master’s degree in the U.S.A. before I was deported. I collected the said amount as I was planning to relocate to another country.”