Police nab Nigerian man for selling fake "cure for AIDS"

A man identified as Uzoma Eleazar was arrested in India, alongside three others after attempting to sell the ‘cure for AIDS’ in an online scam. 

According to reports, Uzoma tried to sell seeds which turned out to be Garcinia Kola (bitter kola), to one Indian identified as Anil Mathur, for almost N10million. 

According to Mathur, he met Uzoma on social media and formed a friendship with him. Uzoma later led him to believe he had some special seeds which were grown only in Nigeria, with benefits including a cure for cough and AIDS. Uzoma also led him to believe there was lots of profit to be made from selling the cure for AIDS. 

Uzoma sold 400gram packets to him at N400,000 each, which is obtainable at just N4,400 per kg in Nigeria. 

Uzoma and his accomplices identified as Taufiq Hussain, Fazal Ahmed Syed and Yogesh Kumar Patil, were arrested after police found the mobile phones used in calling Mathur, 3 laptop computers, packets of the bitter kola seeds and about N1.9million in cash. 

Below is police spokesperson report: 

“We have arrested Eleazar and his Indian agents, Taufiq Hussain, 47, a resident of Panvel, Fazal Ahmed Syed, 28, and Yogesh Kumar Patil, 31, from Navi Mumbai. All accused have been remanded in police custody till July 27 by a Thane court. We have also seized around 10 mobile handsets using which the accused called Mr. Mathur from different numbers, three laptops, Rs 4.20 lakh in cash and packets containing the seeds. We have appealed to the victims to come forward and register complaints against the accused.”