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By Akinola Ajibade
The seemingly badly managed Nigeria's economy and its attendant criminal activities have dragged five people into the police detention.
They are couple ( husband and wife) and three other accomplices.
Their offence: The five were caught engaging in job racketeering using the National Examination Council ( NECO) to hoodwink to pay certain amount of money to their pockets.
They were attested by Niger State Police Command
The News Mirror gathered that the syndicate has allegedly defrauded over 50 persons of monies worth N1miliiion.
Reliable sources said that the syndicate has allegedly have wooed their victims with promises of providing them employment at the National Examinations Council’s headquarters in Minna.
The syndicate, it was gathered, were posting as recruiting agents at a hotel in Minna, where they arrested after a tip-off by the internal security network set up by NECO’s Registrar, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi.
Those arrested are a 28-year-old woman, Patience Adamu, and her 48-year-old husband, Matthew Samson, residing in Minna. Others are 38-year-old Godwin Mathew, 35-year-old Emmanuel David and 29-year-old Perter Samuel, all residents of Kaduna, in Kaduna Sate.
Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said Patience was arrested alongside her husband and three other suspects after a tip-off.
“On 20/05/2022 at about 1230hrs, based on a tip off that suspected syndicate of job scammers were sighted at a hotel in Minna, documenting some applicants for placement into the National Examination Council (NECO) Headquarters, Minna.
“On the receipt of this information, Police operatives attached to Intelligence Unit of the Command swung into action and arrested the following suspects: Patience Adamu,28 years of Talba Estate Kpakungu, Minna, Mathew Samson aged 48 years of same address, Godwin Mathew aged 35 years of Kaduna State, Emmanuel David aged 35 years of Kaduna State and Peter Samuel aged 29 years of Kaduna State,” Abiodun said.
He disclosed that during interrogation, Patience confessed that she had contacted about ten unsuspecting members of the public since the year 2020 till date for a job replacement offer at NECO with a payment of N500,000 each, adding that each of the victims made half payment and to pay the balance after issuing them with appointment letters.
He added:“However, she claimed to have arranged a fake documentation for the victims as one of them were pressurising for the next stage of this job placement while she invited three other persons in conspiracy with her husband, Mathew Samson to carry out the fake documentation.
“She said that her intention was to raise money for business and to refund these victims after the business must have boomed. That she had no employment offer or any connection for job placement at NECO.
“In the course of this investigation, we have discovered over 50 victims who have fallen victim of the job racketeering with an amount of over 10 million naira,” he said while advising members of the public to be wary of job scammers of this nature and avoid desperation in the name of seeking for employment.
At a press conference in Minna, where the alleged syndicate was paraded, Patience confessed to have collected over N10 million from her victims, the proceeds of which she used to purchase four landed property in Kaduna.
“It started in 2020. I collected money from 30 and above people. I charged them N500,000. You pay half and when the job is out you pay the balance; but some people paid N180,000, N200,000, some paid N300,000 and some N500,000.
“I have collected more than N10 million. I acquired some landed property with some of the money. I have two kids,” she said.
She denied having any links with NECO, adding that her intention was to refund the monies collected from her victims after starting her business, but for the threat that came on her team.
“I wanted to raise the money for business. I have even started refunding some people. My husband is not aware. I have purchased four lands in Kaduna. The highest was purchased at N1.8 million and the least is N1.5 million,” she said.
One of the victims who spoke anonymously, said he knew about Patience from a friend; so, they went to her house to make some confirmation.
Spokesperson of NECO, Mr Azeez Sani, advised the public not to seek for NECO job through a third party.
He said the examination body would follow the normal channel which include making it public through advertisment if intends to employ.
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