American Woman Rescued After Being Held Hostage In Nigeria Hotel Room For More Than A Year By A 34-Yr-Old Man He Met On Facebook

An American woman who was lured to Nigeria by a man she met on Facebook has been rescued after spending more than a year in captivity, authorities said. 

Chukwuebuka Kasi Obiaku, 34, persuaded the retired civil servant to go to Nigeria 'under the pretext of love' but when she arrived from Washington DC on February 13, 2019, she was held hostage.

The suspect who sexually abused her, 'deceitfully married her on May 15, 2019, and extorted $48,000 from her while she was was held in a Lagos hotel.