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By David Odama
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command attached to State Intelligence Department have arrested one Yusuf Idris for name-dropping the Commissioner of Police Nasarawa State Command, CP Shehu Umar Nadada.
The 33yrs old Idris said to hail from Obi Local Government Council of the state, but residing at Ombi I, Lafia is also been accused of defrauding unsuspecting job seekers of their hard earned money under the guise of securing a job in the Nigeria Police Force and Nasarawa State Hospital Management Board respectively.
According the a statement by the Commands’ Public Relations Officer DSP Nansel Ranham, Preliminary investigation has revealed that the suspect had fraudulently obtained the sum of three hundred thousand naira (.N300.000.00) from one Monday Akinde of Obi LGC with a promise to secure a job for him at Nasarawa State Hospital Management Board.
“The suspect trick the same victim into bringing someone seeking recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force where he stated that the Commissioner of Police has given him a slot, and he’s willing to sell it for Five Hundred Thousand Naira”..
“In a bid to convince his victim of the authenticity of his claims, the suspect lured the victim to the State Police Command Headquarters and left him at the entrance of the Command”, the statement added.
“The suspect then entered into the Command Headquarters and was lurking around before he was consequently arrested, and the aforementioned confessions were made”
“A search was immediately conducted on him where two fake promotion letters of people working at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital which he claimed to have gotten on Facebook and cash sum of Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N300.000.00) were recovered from him as exhibits.
“In view of the above, CP Nadada is hereby calling on members of the public who might have fallen victim to the suspect to come forward with their complaints and urged the public to be wary of employment racketeers and be mindful of posting sensitive information about themselves on social media”, the statement stated.
The CP has furthermore warned those planning to toe the path of the arrested suspect to turn a new lease of life; as anyone caught will not be speared.
