The Katsina State Police Command has paraded before newsmen
a 42-year-old woman for allegedly selling fake employment offer letters to
unsuspecting job seekers in Nigeria.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer in the
State, SP Gambo Isah, the suspect, Hajarat Iyeh Egbunu allegedly amassed over
N47 million from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) job
scam.
Hajara allegedly collected the sum of N3.5 million from each
of the unsuspecting job seekers before issuing them with the fake ECOWAS online
appointment letters to work at the headquarters, with a monthly salary of N3
million.
Hajara, who resides in Abuja, is said to be a former staff
of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) based in Abuja who has been on the
watchlist of security agencies for various fraudulent offences.
According to SP. Isah Gambo: “based on credible intelligence,
the Command succeeded in arresting one Ibrahim Lawal El-Maki, ‘M’, aged 45yrs
of Rafin Dadi Quarters, now residing at Gwarinpa Quarters, Abuja who conspired
with one Hajarat Iyeh Egbunu, ‘F’, aged 42yrs of Kubwa, Abuja, an indigene of
Kogi state, a dismissed Nigerian Immigration Service officer, a notorious
fraudster who has been on the wanted list of security agencies for various
offences relating to fraud.
“The fact of the case was that on 15/10/2020, the suspect
Ibrahim Lawal El-Maki, approached one Aminu Hamza, ‘M’, aged 32yrs of GRA,
Katsina State with a proposal for a job vacancy at Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS), Headquarters, Abuja, with a salary of more than three
million Naira (N3 million). He also informed him that each offer is sold at
three million and five hundred thousand (N3.5 million).
“The said Aminu Hamza informed his friends of this lucrative
offer, they picked interest and gathered the sum of seven million Naira (Seven
Million Naira) which they transferred to Ibrahim El-Maki’s account.
Subsequently, the suspect, Ibrahim Lawal ElMaki sent copies of the appointment
letters to him through WhatsApp which were later discovered to be fake.
“In the course of investigation, Ibrahim Lawal Elmaki was
traced and arrested. He also confessed to have collected the said money but
gave it to one Hajarat Iyeh Egbunu in good faith with intent of assisting his
friends to get ECOWAS juicy appointments.
“Elmaki cooperated and assisted the police in their
investigation which led to the arrest of the principal suspect Hajarat Iye
Egbunu, who confessed to have received the sum of thirty-four million, eight
hundred thousand naira (N34 million and eight hundred thousand) from Ibrahim
Lawal Elmaki through her bank accounts. But Elmaki stated that she collected
the sum of forty-seven million, three hundred and fifty thousand (N47 million)
from him.
“It may interest you to know that other unsuspecting members
of the public defrauded by the suspect through the same modus operandi by
Hajarat Iye Egbunu are still trooping to the Command Headquarters to lodge
their complaints. Investigation is ongoing.”
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