Published 1st Oct, 2022

By Emmanuel Uti

The Cyprus police has declared Osas Osunbor, a 43-year-old Nigerian man, wanted in connection with a case of fraud involving €89,000.

A press statement released by the Cypriot Police on Wednesday revealed that the Nigerian was connected with a case of fraud that took place in July and August in the district of Famagusta. This is according to In-Cyprus.

The police alleged that Osunbor, along with a 32-year-old man who had already been arrested, stole €89,000 from a 45-year-old liquor store owner.

According to the police, Osunbor and his partner told the store owner that the Prince of Gabon wanted to buy his business for a million euros.

“In one of the meetings with the alleged prince, the suspects told the 45-year-old that due to problems in exporting money from his country, the cash the ‘prince’ was going to pay him had been coloured white, but after the proper chemical process, they would revert to their initial colour,” In-Cyprus said.

“On August 25, the victim gave the suspects €89,000 to pay for the reversion of the colour of the money. Then, the two men told him that they were going to Larnaca to get chemicals to change the colour of the money. The two suspects then disappeared.”

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