KWARA State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 30-year-old woman, Lola Afolayan, for
allegedly duping unsuspecting members of the public by operating an
illegal employment agency and issuing fake appointment letters.
The suspect, a native of Igbaja in Ifelodun Local Government Area of
Kwara State, who lives at Tanke, Tipper Garage, Ilorin, allegedly
claimed to be a civil defence officer and collected money from members
of the public.
Speaking with Sunday Tribune in Ilorin at the weekend, the Commandant
of the Corps, Mallam Yerima Gana, said the suspect was apprehended
following a tip-off.
“At the point of arrest, when she was trying to explain issues, she
claimed to have been employed by civil defence corps and that she had
been helping others to get their appointment letters.
“Immediately she was arrested, a restricted number called her line
and the suspect, Afolayan, confirmed that it was the man who helped her
and others in getting the letters.
“Findings also revealed that several fake appointment letters had
been issued out to people through Afolayan by the said man. Three of the
letters had been recovered from her house while two others were
recovered from two victims residing in Omu Aran, Kwara State.
“During investigation, the suspect admitted to have been collecting a
sum of N5,000 from each applicant for forms, N2,000 for identity card
and N8,500 for appointment letter. Lola Afolayan claimed to have
collected the sum of N62,000 altogether”, the Kwara State NSCDC boss
said.
Mallam Gana, who said that eight of the victims had been discovered
so far, added that they were applicants who reportedly paid about
N30,000 each before they were issued the fake appointment letters.
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