A source claims that the Niger State Police Command has detained a woman for allegedly scamming over 50 victims of over N10 million naira on the pretense of assisting them to obtain a nonexistent NECO job.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the Niger State Police Command, DSP WASIU A Abiodun said that the woman, who is the head of the employment smuggling ring, was apprehended after being allegedly observed at a hotel in Minna.
He claims she was detained while documenting some replacement applicants at the National Examination Council (NECO) Headquarters in Minna.
Police operatives attached to the Command’s Intelligence Unit swung into action after learning she was at the hotel and arrested the following suspects:
-Patience Adamu aged 28yrs ‘f’ of Talba Estate Kpakungu, Minna,
-Mathew Samson aged 48yrs ‘m’ of the same address,
-Godwin Mathew aged 35yrs ‘m’ of Kaduna State,
-Emmanuel David aged 35yrs ‘m’ of Kaduna State,
-Peter Samuel aged 29 yrs ‘m’ of Kaduna State.
Patience admitted during questioning that she had contacted about ten unsuspecting members of the public in the year 2020 for a job replacement offer at NECO with a payment of #500,000 each.
She also admitted that each victim had paid half and was expected to pay the remaining balance after receiving an appointment letter.
Source: https://gallantmilitary.org.ng/2022/05/24/neco-recruitment-fraud/
